Biventricular pacing diminishes the need for implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy
Steven L. Higgins, MD, FACC*,
Patrick Yong, MSEE ,
Donald Scheck, BSEE ,
Martin McDaniel, BA ,
Florence Bollinger, RN*,
Mona Vadecha, BA*,
Shoma Desai, BA*,
David B. Meyer, MD, FACC* for the Ventak CHF Investigators
* Electrophysiology Service, Scripps Memorial Hospitals, La Jolla, California, USA
Guidant Corporation, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

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Figure 1 Postero-anterior radiograph of a patient with a Ventak CHF ICD system. Note the standard dual-chamber transvenous leads as well as two (one redundant) unipolar epicardial leads in the mid-lateral left ventricle.
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