Acute hemodynamic benefits of biventricular and single-site systemic ventricular pacing in patients with a systemic right ventricleIrene E van Geldorp
Hopital Cardiologique du Haut Leveque, Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands Electronic address
Heart Rhythm 10:676-82. 2013
..Conventional nonsystemic ventricular pacing (non-systVP) may even further increase this risk...
Late recovery of atrioventricular conduction after postsurgical chronic atrioventricular block is not exceptionalIrene E van Geldorp
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 145:1028-32. 2013
..In this study, we evaluate the occurrence of spontaneous late recovery of atrioventricular conduction in postsurgical chronic atrioventricular block and discuss its clinical implications...
Impact of the permanent ventricular pacing site on left ventricular function in children: a retrospective multicentre surveyIrene E van Geldorp
Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, PO Box 616, Maastricht NL 6200, The Netherlands
Heart 97:2051-5. 2011
..Chronic right ventricular (RV) pacing is associated with deleterious effects on cardiac function...
Chronic ventricular pacing in children: toward prevention of pacing-induced heart diseaseIrene E van Geldorp
Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, P O Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
Heart Fail Rev 16:305-14. 2011
..Furthermore, clinical implications and practical concerns of the various pacing sites are discussed. The review concludes with recommendations for optimal-site pacing in children...
The role of echocardiography in the assessment of right ventricular systolic function in patients with transposition of the great arteries and atrial redirectionXavier Iriart
Service des Cardiopathies Congénitales de l Enfant et de l Adulte, Hopital Cardiologique du Haut Leveque, Bordeaux University Hospital, 33000 Bordeaux Pessac, France
Arch Cardiovasc Dis 105:432-41. 2012
..Echocardiography is a widely available imaging technique that is particularly suitable for clinical follow-up because of its non-invasive nature, low cost and lack of ionizing radiation...
Chronic left ventricular pacing preserves left ventricular function in childrenIrene E van Geldorp
Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, and Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Maastricht, P O Box 616, NL 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Pediatr Cardiol 30:125-32. 2009
..The authors conclude that LV function in children is preserved by chronic pacing at the LV lateral wall...
Beneficial effects of biventricular pacing in chronically right ventricular paced patients with mild cardiomyopathyIrene E van Geldorp
Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Europace 12:223-9. 2010
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Left ventricular endocardial pacing improves resynchronization therapy in canine left bundle-branch heartsCaroline van Deursen
Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2:580-7. 2009
..We investigated the benefits of the more physiological activation achieved by left ventricular (LV) endocardial pacing (ENDO) as compared with conventional epicardial (EPI) LV pacing in cardiac resynchronization therapy...
Comparison of a non-invasive arterial pulse contour technique and echo Doppler aorta velocity-time integral on stroke volume changes in optimization of cardiac resynchronization therapyIrene E van Geldorp
Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, PO Box 616, NL 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
Europace 13:87-95. 2011
..Furthermore, we investigated whether AV-delay optimization increases the effect of CRT when compared with a default AV delay (120 ms)...