18 , 22 In the BIOPACE (Biventricular Pacing for Atrio-ventricular Block to Prevent Cardiac Desynchronization) study, choosing CRT to all-comers with AV block was not superior to RV pacing, even though there was a positive trend. 23 This highlights the importance of patient selection, and the pivotal question is at which threshold level of potential/impeding HF risk would favor the use of a resynchronization device as primary implant.
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Risk factors and incidence of new-onset heart failure with conventional pacemaker implant: A nationwide study.
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