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atrial kick

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atrial kick
Atrial systole Cardiology The contraction of the atrium, which accounts for 5-30% of cardiac output; it appears as an abrupt notch in the pressure curve in the ventricular outflow tract, and is typical of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy–formerly idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis


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Studies in patients without MI have demonstrated that loss of atrial kick decreases left ventricular output by 15 to 20 percent.
Management of arrhythmias during transportation in patients with ... by Yesil, Murat / The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology (Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi)
So, the passive filling and atrial kick occur simultaneously, resulting in shortened LV filling time and decreased preloading of LV.
Optimal programming in cardiac resynchronization therapy by Ermiz, Cengiz / The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology (Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi)
Left atrial pacing (via the coronary sinus) allows short AV delays, without hampering the left atrial kick which is essential to diastolic filling in HCM patients (38).
Pacing in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a therapeutic ... by Kukar, Atul; Sherrid, Mark V.; Ehlert, Frederick A. / The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology (Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi)
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