The impact of paced QRS duration on the expression of genes related to contractile function of the left ventricle in chronically paced patients from the right ventricular apex

Background: Right ventricular (RV) apex has proven to induce abnormal left ventricular (LV) activation pattern leading to pacing-induced cardiomyopathy (PICM) in a substantial percentage of paced patients. This study assessed the impact of paced QRS duration on the expression in the peripheral blood...

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Main Authors: Εmmanuel Simantirakis, Eva Arkolaki, Joanna Kontaraki, Gregory Chlouverakis, Hercules Mavrakis, Eleutherios Kallergis, Fragiskos Parthenakis, Panos Vardas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-07-01
Series:Hellenic Journal of Cardiology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1109966619300028