The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 141, Issue 4 , Pages 1002-1008.e1 , April 2011

Optimized temporary biventricular pacing acutely improves intraoperative cardiac output after weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass: A substudy of a randomized clinical trial

Read at the 2009 American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, Orlando, Fla, November 14–18, 2009. Published as an abstract: Wang DY, Richmond ME, Quinn TA, Mirani AJ, Rusanov A, Yalamanchi Y, et al. Optimized temporary biventricular pacing acutely improves intraoperative cardiac output after weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass [abstract]. Circulation. 2009;120:S800.

  • Daniel Y. Wang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Marc E. Richmond, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University, New York, NY
    • ,
  • T. Alexander Quinn, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Ajay J. Mirani, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Alexander Rusanov, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Vinay Yalamanchi, BA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Alan D. Weinberg, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Evidence and Policy, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Santos E. Cabreriza, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Henry M. Spotnitz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Henry M. Spotnitz, MD, Department of Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, 622 West 168th St, 10th floor, Vanderbilt Clinic, Rm 1010, New York, NY, 10032.

Received 14 April 2010 ,Revised 24 June 2010 ,Accepted 6 July 2010.

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 This study was funded by a grant from the National Institutes of Health (RO1 HL080152 to Dr Spotnitz). Dr Spotnitz is the George H. Humphreys, II, Professor of Surgery. Dr Wang is supported by National Institutes of Health Training Grant T32 HL007854.

 Disclosures: Authors have nothing to disclose with regard to commercial support.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.07.004

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 141, Issue 4 , Pages 1002-1008.e1 , April 2011

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