Research Article

Atrioventricular Left Ventricular Apical Pacing Improves Haemodynamic, Rotational, and Deformation Variables in Comparison to Pacing at the Lateral Wall in Intact Myocardium: Experimental Study

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Diagrammatic pattern of echocardiographic ejection fraction (a), left ventricular (LV) systolic pressure measurement (b), twist (c), and apical rotation (d) obtained by speckle tracking imaging during sinus rhythm (SR), atrioventricular LV pacing at the apex (AVA) and lateral wall (AVL), and ventricular pacing at the apex (VA) and lateral wall (VL). Asterisk (*) denotes that the mean difference from SR is significant at the 0.05 level; rhombus (ā—Š) denotes significant differences from AVA and plus sign (+) from AVL.
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