The Burden and Morphology of Premature Ventricular Contractions and their Impact on Clinical Outcomes in Patients Receiving Biventricular Pacing in the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial-Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (MADIT-CRT)

Author: Aktas Mehmet K.   Mittal Suneet   Kutyifa Valentina   McNitt Scott   Polonsky Bronislava   Steinberg Jonathan   Moss Arthur J.   Zareba Wojciech  

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

E-ISSN: 1542-474X|21|1|41-48

ISSN: 1082-720X

Source: Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Vol.21, Iss.1, 2016-01, pp. : 41-48

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Abstract

Premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) frequently occur in patients with left ventricular dysfunction. However, there are limited data regarding the burden and morphologic characteristics of PVCs in patients receiving cardiac resynchronization therapy.

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