The smart algorithm successfully targeted pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) 8-12 mmHg during rest/exercise and PCWP ...

Sept. 15, 2004 (Toronto) — Heart failure patients undergoing resynchronization therapy with a biventricular (BiV) pacemaker plus implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) experience improvements in ...

Dr. Hunter Champion answers the question: 'What Is A Biventricular Pacemaker?' — -- Question: What is a biventricular pacemaker or cardiac resynchronization therapy (also called a CRT device), ...

MINNEAPOLIS and DENVER - Medtronic, Inc. today announced new data demonstrating that simultaneously pacing the lower chambers of the heart, or biventricular (BiV) pacing with a cardiac ...

Cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) constitute a major breakthrough in the management of heart rhythm disorders. These devices largely include bradycardia pacemakers, biventricular ...

A teenage girl faced with sudden rapid heart deterioration, a man in the prime years of his life suffering from debilitating heart failure and a former NFL athlete crippled by end-stage heart failure ...

This prospective study recruited 102 consecutive patients referred to our center for implantation of a CRT device between January and December 2005. The inclusion criteria were as follows: left ...

Reduced cardiac efficiency caused by suboptimal synchronization of the heart's normal contraction might contribute to the development of or exacerbate heart failure. Conceptually and in practice ...

This section describes efficacy outcomes from the published literature that the committee considered as part of the evidence about this procedure. For more detailed information on the evidence, see ...

Background A previously healthy 47-year-old woman presented reporting nausea, anorexia and light-headedness of 2 weeks' duration, and three episodes of syncope. She also had pleuritic chest pain and ...

Current evidence on the safety and efficacy of total artificial heart implantation as a bridge to transplantation for end-stage refractory biventricular heart failure is limited in quality and ...