Cardiac resynchronization therapy for heart failure: biventricular pacing and beyond

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Effect of Pacing Chamber and Atrioventricular Delay on Acute Systolic Function of Paced Patients With Congestive Heart Failure

1999 • 1,164 citations

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1996 • 446 citations

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1999 • 410 citations

Mechanism of hemodynamic improvement by dual-chamber pacing for severe left ventricular dysfunction: An acute Doppler and catheterization hemodynamic study

1995 • 404 citations

Multisite Pacing as a Supplemental Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure: Preliminary Results of the Medtronic Inc. InSync Study

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Effects of dual-chamber pacing with short atrioventricular delay in dilated cardiomyopathy

1992 • 381 citations

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Heart failure management using implantable devices for ventricular resynchronization: Comparison of medical therapy, pacing, and defibrillation in chronic heart failure (COMPANION) trial

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The pacing therapies for congestive heart failure (PATH-CHF) study: rationale, design, and endpoints of a prospective randomized multicenter study11For a complete list of institutions and individuals participating in the PATH-CHF Study Group, see the Appendix.

1999 • 285 citations

Dual-chamber pacing with a short atrioventricular delay in congestive heart failure: A randomized study

1995 • 259 citations

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1992 • 236 citations

How many people with heart failure are appropriate for biventricular resynchronization?

2000 • 234 citations

Acute hemodynamic effects of atrio-biventricular pacing in humans

1995 • 217 citations

Long-term efficacy of physiologic dual-chamber pacing in the treatment of end-stage idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy

1992 • 208 citations

Acute Effects of Intraoperative Multisite Ventricular Pacing on Left Ventricular Function and Activation/Contraction Sequence in Patients with Depressed Ventricular Function

1998 • 169 citations

Rationale and design of a randomized clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with advanced heart failure: The Multicenter InSync Randomized Clinical Evaluation (MIRACLE)

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Long-term prognosis of patients presenting to the emergency room with decompensated congestive heart failure.

1994 • 90 citations

VDD Pacing at Short Atrioventricular Intervals Does Not Improve Cardiac Output in Patients with Dilated Heart Failure

1994 • 85 citations

Clinical trials update: Highlights of the Scientific Sessions of Heart Failure 2001, a meeting of the Working Group on Heart Failure of the European Society of Cardiology. CONTAK‐CD, CHRISTMAS, OPTIME‐CHF

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1999 • 29 citations