Left atrial strain is a good predictor of atrio-ventricular synchrony in leadless pacemaker pacing.

Federica TroisiVincenzo P CaccavoVincenzo Ezio SantobuonoLuca SgarraMaria C CarellaPaolo BasileAndrea Igoren GuaricciMassimo Grimaldi

Published in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2023)

Preimplant echocardiographic evaluation of the atrial contractility may be useful in predicting adequate A4 sensing and consequently a good atrio-ventricular synchrony pacing. Echocardiography LA strain study seems promising in Micra-AV patient selection.

Keyphrases

left atrial
left ventricular
cardiac resynchronization therapy
catheter ablation
mitral valve
atrial fibrillation
heart failure
case report
computed tomography
pulmonary hypertension
pulmonary embolism