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Clinical utility of intrathoracic impedance monitoring to alert patients with an implanted device of deteriorating chronic heart failure by Vollmann, Dirk, Nägele, Herbert, Schauerte, Patrick, Wiegand, Uwe, Butter, Christian, Zanotto, Gabriele, Quesada, Aurelio, Guthmann, Axel, Hill, Michael R.S., Lamp, Barbara

“…Aims To evaluate the utility of intrathoracic impedance monitoring for detecting heart failure (HF) deterioration in patients with an implanted cardiac…”
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Refining success of cardiac resynchronization therapy using a simple score predicting the amount of reverse ventricular remodelling: results from the Markers and Response to CRT (MARC) study by Maass, Alexander H, Vernooy, Kevin, Wijers, Sofieke C, van 't Sant, Jetske, Cramer, Maarten J, Meine, Mathias, Allaart, Cornelis P, De Lange, Frederik J, Prinzen, Frits W, Gerritse, Bart, Erdtsieck, Erna, Scheerder, Coert O S, Hill, Michael R S, Scholten, Marcoen, Kloosterman, Mariëlle, Ter Horst, Iris A H, Voors, Adriaan A, Vos, Marc A, Rienstra, Michiel, Van Gelder, Isabelle C

“…Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) reduces morbidity and mortality in systolic heart failure patients with ventricular conduction delay. Variability of…”
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Physical activity measured with implanted devices predicts patient outcome in chronic heart failure by Conraads, Viviane M, Spruit, Martijn A, Braunschweig, Frieder, Cowie, Martin R, Tavazzi, Luigi, Borggrefe, Martin, Hill, Michael R S, Jacobs, Sandra, Gerritse, Bart, van Veldhuisen, Dirk J

“…Physical activity (PA) predicts cardiovascular mortality in the population at large. Less is known about its prognostic value in patients with chronic heart…”
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Effect of cardiac resynchronization therapy on left ventricular size and function in chronic heart failure by ST JOHN SUTTON, Martin G, PLAPPERT, Ted, MESSENGER, John, KRUGER, Kristin, HILPISCH, Kathryn E, HILL, Michael R. S, ABRAHAM, William T, SMITH, Andrew L, DELURGIO, David B, LEON, Angel R, LOH, Evan, KOCOVIC, Dusan Z, FISHER, Westby G, ELLESTAD, Myrvin

“…Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has recently emerged as an effective treatment for patients with moderate to severe systolic heart failure and…”
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Tissue Doppler echocardiographic evidence of reverse remodeling and improved synchronicity by simultaneously delaying regional contraction after biventricular pacing therapy in heart failure by YU, Cheuk-Man, CHAU, Elaine, LAU, Chu-Pak, SANDERSON, John E, FAN, Katherine, TANG, Man-Oi, FUNG, Wing-Hong, HONG LIN, KONG, Shun-Ling, LAM, Yui-Ming, HILL, Michael R. S

“…Biventricular pacing has been proposed to improve symptoms and exercise capacity in patients with advanced heart failure and wide electrocardiographic wave…”
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Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Improves Renal Function in Human Heart Failure With Reduced Glomerular Filtration Rate by Boerrigter, Guido, MD, Costello-Boerrigter, Lisa C., MD, PhD, Abraham, William T., MD, St. John Sutton, Martin G., MD, Heublein, Denise M, Kruger, Kristin M., BSN, Hill, Michael R.S., PhD, McCullough, Peter A., MD, MPH, Burnett, John C., MD

“…Abstract Background Renal dysfunction is an important independent prognostic factor in heart failure (HF). Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) improves…”
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Effect of cardiac resynchronization on myocardial efficiency and regional oxidative metabolism by UKKONEN, Heikki, BEANLANDS, Rob S. B, BURWASH, Ian G, DE KEMP, Robert A, NAHMIAS, Claude, FALLEN, Ernest, HILL, Michael R. S, TANG, Anthony S. L

“…Recent studies have demonstrated increased left ventricular contractility with cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) using atriobiventricular stimulation…”
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Effects of Simultaneous and Optimized Sequential Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy on Myocardial Oxidative Metabolism and Efficiency by CHRISTENSON, STUART D., CHAREONTHAITAWEE, PANITHAYA, BURNES, JOHN E., HILL, MICHAEL R.S., KEMP, BRAD J., KHANDHERIA, BIJOY K., HAYES, DAVID L., GIBBONS, RAYMOND J.

“…Introduction: Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) can improve left ventricular (LV) hemodynamics and function. Recent data suggest the energy cost of such…”
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Dual-site atrial pacing for atrial fibrillation in patients without bradycardia by Lau, Chu-Pak, Tse, Hung-Fat, Yu, Cheuk-Man, Teo, Wee-Siong, Kam, Ruth, Ng, Kheng-Siang, Huang, Stephen Shoei K, Lin, Jiunn-Lee, Fitts, Stephanie M, Hettrick, Douglas A, Hill, Michael R.S

“…Atrial pacing has been shown to delay the onset of atrial fibrillation (AF) when compared with ventricular pacing in patients with sick sinus syndrome. The…”
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Evaluation of right atrial and biatrial temporary pacing for the prevention of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery by Gerstenfeld, Edward P, Hill, Michael R.S, French, Steven N, Mehra, Rahul, Rofino, Karen, Vander Salm, Thomas J, Mittleman, Robert S

“…OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to determine if atrial pacing is effective in reducing postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF). BACKGROUND Atrial…”
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Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Improves Renal Function: Importance of Forward and Backward Failure by Boerrigter, Guido, MD, Costello-Boerrigter, Lisa C., MD, PhD, Abraham, William T., MD, St. John Sutton, Martin G., MD, Heublein, Denise M, Kruger, Kristin M., BSN, Hill, Michael R.S., PHD, McCullough, Peter A., MD, MPH, Burnett, John C., MD

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Functional and echocardiographic improvement following multisite biventricular pacing for congestive heart failure by Chan, Kwan-Leung, Tang, Anthony S L, Achilli, Augusto, Sassara, Massimo, Bocchiardo, Mario, Gaita, Fiorenzo, Cavaglia, Sergio, Hilpisch, Kathryn, Hill, Michael R S, Gras, Daniel

“…Heart failure remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality despite advances in pharmacological treatment. Recently, multisite biventricular pacing has been…”
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Randomized prospective pilot study of long-term dual-site atrial pacing for prevention of atrial fibrillation by Friedman, P A, Hill, M R, Hammill, S C, Hayes, D L, Stanton, M S

“…To determine whether dual-site atrial pacing is feasible, safe, and effective. We undertook a randomized prospective single-blind crossover study. Nine…”
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Bradycardia Induced by Intravascular Versus Direct Stimulation of the Vagus Nerve by Thompson, Gregory W, Levett, James M, Miller, Scott M, Hill, Michael R.S, Meffert, William G, Kolata, Ronald J, Clem, Michael F, Murphy, David A, Armour, J.Andrew

“…Background. Electrical stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system results in slowing of the heart. We sought to determine whether cardiac vagal efferent…”
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