A single-centre prospective evaluation of left bundle branch area pacemaker implantation characteristics.

Luuk I B HeckmanJ G L M LuermansM JastrzębskiB WeijsA M W Van StipdonkS WestraD den UijlD LinzM Mafi-RadF W PrinzenK Vernooy

Published in: Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation (2022)

LBBAP is a safe and feasible technique, with a clear learning curve that seems to flatten after 40-60 implantations. LBB capture is achieved in two-thirds of patients. Compared to RVSP, LBBAP largely maintains ventricular electrical synchrony at a level close to intrinsic (narrow QRS) rhythm.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
heart failure
prognostic factors
atrial fibrillation
peritoneal dialysis
left ventricular
heart rate
vena cava
cardiac resynchronization therapy