Abstract
In the last few years, cardiac resynchronisation therapy has been proposed as a way of restoring a physiological interventricular and left intraventricular activation sequence in patients with severely symptomatic left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction and left bundle branch block (LBBB). In this population haemodynamic and clinical benefits have been confirmed.
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Nacci, F., Fino, F., Spennati, E., Napoli, V.F., Favale, S. (2004). Which Left Ventricular Stimulation Site Is Best for Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy?. In: Raviele, A. (eds) Cardiac Arrhythmias 2003. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2137-2_111
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