43
Participants
Start Date
July 31, 2012
Primary Completion Date
April 30, 2018
Study Completion Date
April 30, 2018
Biventricular Pacing (BiVp)
BiVp shortens QRS duration and synchronizes ventricular contraction; thereby decreasing wall stress and increasing CI and BP. In contrast to inotropes, BiVp does not increase myocardial VO2. Resynchronizing myocardial contraction normalizes glucose metabolism, myocardial perfusion and distribution of proteins essential to myocardial contraction and relaxation such as calcium-handling phospholamban. Overall, BiVp improves pump function, increases CI, improves myocardial perfusion and reduces VO2, improving hemodynamics.
The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
The Hospital for Sick Children
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