Study |
Study population |
Characteristics |
N |
Design |
Main findings * |
Janousek et al.
2001 [84] |
Congenital Heart disease
|
Children with acute post-operative HF with conduction delay |
20 |
Prospective study |
Beneficial effects. Improvement in hemodynamics (systolic blood pressure) |
Dubin et al. 2003 [85] |
Congenital Heart disease
|
Chronic RV dysfunction
RBBB
TOF, aortic stenosis after Ross procedure |
7 |
Prospective
Multipacing sites, conductance catheter |
Beneficial effect. Atrioventricular augments RV and systemic performance (↑CI by 17±8%,↑ in RV dP/dt )
|
Janousek et al. 2004 [86] |
Congenital Heart Disease |
D-TGA (atrial baffle) L-TGA |
8 |
Prospective |
Beneficial effect. ↑ RVEF by 9.6%, ↓ RVMPI by 7.7%. |
Dubin et al. 2005 [87]
|
Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric |
CHD and dilated CMP and congenital AV block |
103 |
Multicenter Study (22 centers) |
Beneficial effects in all 3 groups. Average ↑ in EF 11.9% to 16.1%. Responders had lower baseline EF. |