Interní Med. 2005; 7(5): 229-236
Resynchronization therapy in the treatment of congestive heart disease - review of literature
- I. interní klinika FN a LF UP Olomouc
Biventricular stimulation is a new non-invasive method of treatment of severe congestive heart failure. Left bundle branch block or non-specific intraventricular conduction delay is present in up to 30% of patients with severe heart failure and by dyscoordinating left ventricular contraction lead to further deterioration of its systolic function. The authors summarize pathophysiological mechanisms of unsynchronized left ventricular contraction and present survey and major conclusions of the most important clinical trials published to date on the field of cardiac resynchronization.
Keywords: Key words: resynchronization therapy, indications, pathophysiological mechanisms, trials, review.
Published: January 1, 2006 Show citation
