Classical fluoroscopy criteria poorly predict right ventricular lead septal positioning by comparison with echocardiography.
Fabien SquaraDidier ScarlattiPhilippe RicciniGauthier GarretPamela MoceriEmile FerrariPublished in: Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing (2018)
Classical fluoroscopy criteria have a poor accuracy for identifying RV free wall leads, which are most of the time misclassified as septal. This raises important concerns about the efficacy and safety of RV lead positioning using classical fluoroscopy criteria.