From the case:
Biventricular pacemaker
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Adult patient with cardiomegaly and features of heart failure. Biventricular pacemaker in situ.
Case Discussion
Biventricular pacemakers are used to achieve cardiac resynchronisation in patients with heart failure and do so by improving the priming efficiency of the atria, increasing stroke volume.