In heart failure patients not responding to biventricular pacing, a novel approach has been proposed: that of pacing from the right ventricular apex and outflow tract in conjunction with lateral ...

Biventricular pacing is an excellent option for certain patients with advanced HF. Also known as “cardiac resynchronization therapy,” biventricular pacing has been shown to improve HF symptoms ...

Figure 1. Courtesy of Philip J. Podrid, MD. The correct diagnosis is atrial arrhythmia with 2:1 biventricular ventricular pacing (Figure 2). Figure 2. Courtesy of Philip J. Podrid, MD. The rhythm ...

When atrial fibrillation is present with systolic heart failure, AV node ablation may be required for a biventricular pacemaker to work efficiencly. The QRS complex occurs at random intervals ...