Pacing treatment for dilated cardiomyopathy: optimization of resynchronization pacing in pediatrics

• Published in: Current opinion in cardiology Vol. 25; no. 2; p. 95
• Main Authors: Greene, E Anne, Berul, Charles I
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2010
• Subjects: Age Factors; Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - therapy; Child; Electrodes; Heart Conduction System - diagnostic imaging; Heart Conduction System - physiopathology; Heart Ventricles - innervation; Humans; Pediatrics; Ultrasonography

The understanding of the therapeutic effects and complications of pacing in pediatric and congenital-heart disease is evolving. The utility and feasibility of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) are now being critically evaluated. This group of patients is heterogeneous, but many individuals eve...