Review Article

Usefulness of Hemodynamic Sensors for Physiologic Cardiac Pacing in Heart Failure Patients

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Trans Valvular Impedance (TVI) system (Medico, Italy). TVI waveform mirrors the time-course of ventricular volume along the cardiac cycle, detecting by M-mode Echo. TVI increases during ventricular systole and decreases during passive and active filling period.
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(a) Echocardiograph in an adult to show measurement of ventricular dimensions.
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