The benefit of biventricular pacing in appropriate patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) now has been established in terms of both morbidity and mortality. [1,2,3,4,5] Current criteria for ...

However, conventional indications for a pacemaker were excluded from the indications for resynchronization therapy in most studies. [5,6,7] The present study examined the effect of biventricular ...

Medically reviewed by Rafle Fernandez, MD A third heart sound, or S3, is a low-frequency, extra heart sound that may be heard ...

The biventricular ICD is a small, battery-powered device that helps the heart pump ... Recovery times for patients who undergo this procedure are similar to those for traditional pacemaker or ICD ...