Use of temporary resynchronization therapy in cardiac surgery in patients with severe cardiomyopathy

Abstract

We report on a group of six patients with coronary heart disease, low ejection fraction (EF) and ventricular dyssynchrony, who-in addition to the actual cardiac surgical procedure-had been temporary biventriculary paced in an effort to improve their postoperative hemodynamic parameters.

Keywords

• Biventricular pacing
• Resynchronization therapy
• Cardiomyopathy
• Myocardial revascularization