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. 2010 Jul;5(3):193-200.

Interventricular septal or standard apical pacing in pacing dependent patients: still a dilemma?

Roxana Cristina Rimbas Sisu  1 , Mircea Cinteza, Dragos Vinereanu
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Interventricular septal or standard apical pacing in pacing dependent patients: still a dilemma?

Roxana Cristina Rimbas Sisu et al. Maedica (Bucur). 2010 Jul.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Illustration of the Right Ventricular Septal Anatomy. An active-fixation lead in the septal area is seen (adapted from McGavigan AD et al - Curr Opin Cardiol 2006; 21:7-14)
Figure 2
Figure 2
Mechanisms of remodeling of left ventricle in RVA pacing
Figure 3
Figure 3
Histological differences after 4 months, between apical and septal site. No morphological changes were observed in the septal group (adapted from Karpawich PP et al. Am Heart J 1991; 121:827-833)
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