Publications by authors named "Jan B Ciszewski"
Article Synopsis
- Atrial fibrillation (AF) is common among patients receiving cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) and affects the effectiveness of the treatment by reducing biventricular pacing (BiVp) beats.
- This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of rhythm control (using electrical cardioversion) versus rate control (using atrioventricular node ablation) strategies in CRT recipients suffering from persistent AF.
- Results showed that while both strategies improved BiVp percentage similarly, only patients who restored sinus rhythm experienced a significant increase in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), indicating the importance of maintaining normal heart rhythm in these patients.
Background: The influence of various factors on atrial fibrillation (AF) development in the population of tachycardia-bradycardia syndrome (TBS) patients remains unclear. There are no data on the impact of different right ventricular pacing percentage (RVp%) profiles.
Aim: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the relationship between the AF burden (AFB) and various clinical, echocardiographic, and pacing parameters in TBS patients.