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AV delay optimization

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2 methods :

  1. Ritter method :
    AV OPT = AV short + d
    Where d=(AVlong - AVshort) - (QApre - QAspont)
    Set short AV , measure QApre (time from QRS onset to the premature end of A wave)
    Then set long AV : QAspon (time from QRS onset to the end of A wave)
  2. Ishikawa method :
    Set long AV delay, measure the period between end of atrial emptying and beginning of aortic ejection, then substract it from the set AV interval
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