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  • Title: Strength duration curve for epicardial left ventricular stimulation.
    Author: Scally M, Heston KJ, Rudnick AG, Deger FT, Greenberg RM.
    Journal: Pacing Clin Electrophysiol; 2007 May; 30(5):612-5. PubMed ID: 17461870.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: The strength duration curve for endocardial stimulation has been extensively studied. Little information is available on the left ventricular epicardial strength duration curve. In view of the large number of patients treated with resynchronization therapy, left ventricular epicardial stimulation parameters have practical importance. METHODS: Twelve patients who underwent implant of a biventricular defibrillator were available for at least 4 months of follow up and accurate determination of strength duration curves were studied. Strength duration curves were constructed at 30 days (subacute phase) and 4 or more months (chronic phase) after the implant for right ventricular endocardial, left ventricular epicardial unipolar, and left ventricular bipolar stimulation. The goal was to determine the chronaxie, which correlates with the most economical stimulation. RESULTS: There was no significant difference between the right ventricular endocardial and left ventricular epicardial bipolar chronaxie (P = 0.57 subacute and 0.6 chronic) or right ventricular endocardial and left ventricular unipolar chronaxie (P = 0.93 subacute and 0.92 chronic). Most chronaxie values were lower than the factory default values. CONCLUSION: The left ventricular unipolar or bipolar epicardial chronaxie is not significantly different from the right ventricular endocardial chronaxie. Both values are lower than the pulse duration used as default setting in most devices as well as in clinical practice. Individual determination of the chronaxie could lead to energy savings.
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