论文信息 - 2013 ESC guidelines on cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy: the task force on cardiac pacing and resynchronization therapy of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Developed in collaboration with the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA).

2013 ESC guidelines on cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy: the task force on cardiac pacing and resynchronization therapy of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Developed in collaboration with the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA).

### Abbreviations 1st AV : First-degree atrioventricular block AF : atrial fibrillation AT : atrial tachyarrhythmia ATP : Anti-tachycardia pacing AV : atrioventricular BBB : bundle branch block CHF : congestive heart failure CI : confidence interval CPG : Committee for Practice Guidelines CRT : cardiac resynchronization therapy CRT-D : cardiac resynchronization therapy and defibrillator CRT-P : cardiac resynchronization therapy and pacemaker ECG : electrocardiogram EDMD : Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy EF : ejection fraction EPS : electrophysiological study ESC : European Society of Cardiology HCM : hypertrophic cardiomyopathy HF : heart failure HR : hazard ratio HV : His-ventricular ICD : implantable cardioverter defibrillator ILR : implantable loop recorder IVCD : intraventricular conduction delay LBBB : left bundle branch block LQTS : long QT syndrome LV : left ventricular LVEF : left ventricular ejection fraction LVSD : left ventricular systolic dysfunction MR : mitral regurgitation MRI : magnetic resonance imaging NYHA : New York Heart Association PM : pacemaker OR : odds ratio QALY : quality-adjusted life year RBBB : right bundle branch block RCT : randomized controlled trial RV : right ventricular SB : sinus bradycardia SNRT : sinus node recovery time SR : sinus rhythm SSS : sick sinus syndrome TAVI : transcatheter aortic valve implantation VF : ventricular fibrillation VT : ventricular tachycardia VV : interventricular (delay) ### Acronyms of the trials referenced in the recommendations or reported in the tables ADEPT : ADvanced Elements of Pacing Randomized Controlled Trial ADOPT : Atrial Dynamic Overdrive Pacing Trial AOPS : Atrial Overdrive Pacing Study APAF : Ablate and Pace in Atrial Fibrillation ASSERT : ASymptomatic Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke Evaluation in Pacemaker Patients and the Atrial Fibrillation Reduction Atrial Pacing Trial ATTEST : ATrial Therapy Efficacy and Safety Trial AVAIL CLS/CRT : AV Node Ablation with CLS and CRT Pacing Therapies for Treatment of AF trial B4 : Bradycardia detection in Bundle Branch Block BELIEVE : Bi vs. Left Ventricular Pacing: an International Pilot Evaluation on Heart Failure Patients with Ventricular Arrhythmias BIOPACE : Biventricular pacing for atrioventricular block to prevent cardiac desynchronization BLOCK-HF : Biventricular versus right ventricular pacing in patients with AV block B-LEFT : Biventricular versus LEFT Univentricular Pacing with ICD Back-up in Heart Failure Patients CARE-HF : CArdiac REsynchronization in Heart Failure CLEAR : CLinical Evaluation on Advanced Resynchronization COMBAT : COnventional vs. Biventricular Pacing in Heart Failure and Bradyarrhythmia COMPANION : COmparison of Medical Therapy, Pacing and Defibrillation in Heart Failure DANPACE : DANish Multicenter Randomized Trial on Single Lead Atrial PACing vs. Dual Chamber Pacing in Sick Sinus Syndrome DECREASE-HF : The Device Evaluation of CONTAK RENEWAL 2 and EASYTRAK 2: Assessment of Safety and Effectiveness in Heart Failure FREEDOM : Optimization Study Using the QuickOpt Method GREATER-EARTH : Evaluation of Resynchronization Therapy for Heart Failure in Patients with a QRS Duration GREATER Than 120 ms LESSER-EARTH : Evaluation of Resynchronization Therapy for Heart Failure in Patients with a QRS Duration Lower Than 120 ms HOBIPACE : HOmburg BIventricular PACing Evaluation IN-CHF : Italian Network on Congestive Heart Failure ISSUE : International Study on Syncope of Unexplained Etiology MADIT : Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Trial MIRACLE : Multicenter InSync RAndomized CLinical Evaluation MOST : MOde Selection Trial in Sinus-Node Dysfunction MUSTIC : MUltisite STimulation In Cardiomyopathies OPSITE : Optimal Pacing SITE PACE : Pacing to Avoid Cardiac Enlargement PAVE : Left Ventricular-Based Cardiac Stimulation Post AV Nodal Ablation Evaluation PATH-CHF : PAcing THerapies in Congestive Heart Failure II Study Group PIPAF : Pacing In Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation Study PIRAT : Prevention of Immediate Reinitiation of Atrial Tachyarrhythmias POT : Prevention Or Termination Study PREVENT-HF : PREventing VENTricular Dysfunction in Pacemaker Patients Without Advanced Heart Failure PROSPECT : PRedictors Of Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy RAFT : Resynchronization–Defibrillation for Ambulatory Heart Failure Trial RethinQ : Cardiac REsynchronization THerapy IN Patients with Heart Failure and Narrow QRS REVERSE : REsynchronization reVErses Remodelling in Systolic left vEntricular dysfunction SAFARI : Study of Atrial Fibrillation Reduction SCD HeFT : Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure Trial SMART-AV : The SMARTDelay Determined AV Optimization: a Comparison with Other AV Delay Methods Used in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy SYDIT : The SYncope DIagnosis and Treatment SYNPACE : Vasovagal SYNcope and PACing TARGET : TARgeted Left Ventricular Lead Placement to Guide Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy THEOPACE : Effects of Oral THEOphylline and of Permanent PACEmaker on the Symptoms and Complications of Sick Sinus Syndrome VASIS-PM : VAsovagal Syncope International Study on PaceMaker therapy V-HeFT : Vasodilator in HEart Failure Trial VPSII : Second Vasovagal Pacemaker Study (VPS II) Additional references are mentioned with ‘w’ in the main text and can be found on the online addenda along with 5 figures (1, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12) and 10 tables (3, 4, 5, 9, 11, 12, 19, 21, 22, 23). They are available on the ESC website only at http://www.escardio.org/guidelines-surveys/esc-guidelines/Pages/cardiac-pacing-and-cardiac-resynchronisation-therapy.aspx Guidelines summarize and evaluate all available evidence, at the time of the writing process, on a particular issue, with the …

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