Repositioning and extraction of stylet-driven pacing leads with extendable helix used for left bundle branch area pacing.
Jean-Benoît Le Polain de WarouxJean-Yves WielandtsKris GillisGabriela HilfikerAntonio SorgenteLucio CapulziniBert GeertsSebastian KnechtMattias DuytschaeverRené TavernierPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2021)
Conventional stylet-driven leads with extendable helix can be implanted successfully for left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP) with a low acute complication rate. We report two cases in which lead repositioning after a first unsuccessful attempt to LBBAP was associated with fracture of the helix rotating mechanism and failure to fully extract the pacing lead.