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The European Society of Cardiology

Pressure–volume measurements by conductance catheter during cardiac resynchronization therapy

Paul Steendijka,*, Sven A.F. Tulnera, Marcus Wiemerb, Rob A. Bleasdalec, Jeroen J. Baxa, Ernst E. van der Walla, Jürgen Vogtb and Martin J. Schalija

a Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
b Department of Cardiology, Heart Centre, North Rhine-Westphalia, Ruhr University Bochum Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
c Department of Cardiology, Wales Heart Research Institute, Cardiff, Wales, UK

Received 3 May 2004; accepted 24 May 2004.

* Correspondence: Paul Steendijk, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31-71-526-2020; fax: +31-71-526-6809
p.steendijk{at}lumc.nl

Abstract

Pressure–volume measurements by conductance catheter enable assessment of systolic and diastolic left ventricular function and quantification of mechanical dyssynchrony in a continuous and on-line fashion. The present review gives an overview of the (potential) applications of this methodology in relation to cardiac resynchronization therapy.

Key Words: Cardiac resynchronization • Conductance catheter • Dyssynchrony • Pressure-volume relations • Pressure-volume loops


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