Optimal Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Pacing Rate in Non-Ischemic Heart Failure Patients: A Randomized Crossover Pilot Trial.

The optimal pacing rate during cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is unknown. Therefore, we investigated the impact of changing basal pacing frequencies on autonomic nerve function, cardiopulmonary exercise capacity and self-perceived quality of life (QoL).Twelve CRT patients with non-ischemic...

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Main Authors: Adam Ali Ghotbi, Mikael Sander, Lars Køber, Berit Th Philbert, Finn Gustafsson, Christoffer Hagemann, Andreas Kjær, Peter K Jacobsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4575161?pdf=render