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Left ventricular pacing should be considered when biventricular pacing worsens heart failure: left ventricular pacing instead of biventricular pacing?

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Abbreviations

BiV:

Biventricular

ICD:

Implantable cardioverter defibrillator

RV:

Right ventricular

LV:

Left ventricular

AV:

Atrioventricular

VV:

Ventricular–ventricular

IVMD:

Interventricular mechanical delay

LVOT:

Left ventricular outflow tract

VTI:

Velocity time integral

LVEF:

Left ventricular ejection fraction

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    Syed Y. Ahsan, Matthew W. Fittall, Aerakondal B. Gopalamurugan, James W. McCready, Laurence Nunn & Anthony W. Chow

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Ahsan, S.Y., Fittall, M.W., Gopalamurugan, A.B. et al. Left ventricular pacing should be considered when biventricular pacing worsens heart failure: left ventricular pacing instead of biventricular pacing?. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 33, 37–41 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10840-011-9617-6

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