Pacemaker Optimization - CRT Optimization

Finapres® systems are used to easily and non-invasively optimize the atrioventricular delay in cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). The changes in systolic blood pressure are monitored as atrioventricular (AV) delays are changed. By increasing AV delay from 40ms to 320ms initially the blood pressure will increase. Increasing AV delay beyond its optimum value will cause blood pressure to drop again. Non-invasive hemodynamic evaluation prevents cumbersome and lengthy ultrasound measurements or invasive blood pressure measurements.