Yaariv Khaykin, MD Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Section of Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology, The Cleveland Clinic
Eduardo B. Saad, MD Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Section of Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology, The Cleveland Clinic
Bruce L. Wilkoff, MD Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Section of Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology, The Cleveland Clinic
Address: Bruce L. Wilkoff, MD, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Section of Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology, F15, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44122; e-mail:wilkofb@ccf.org
ABSTRACTCardiac resynchronization therapy involves pacing of the left ventricle alone or in concert with the right ventricle within a certain range of atrioventricular delay. It may help patients with systolic heart failure and conduction disturbances by optimizing myocardial performance.
