Pietro Palmisano, Gabriele Dell'Era, Federico Guerra, Ernesto Ammendola, Matteo Ziacchi, Mattia Laffi, Paolo Donateo, Alessandro Guido, Chiara Ghiglieno, Antonio Parlavecchio, Antonio Dello Russo, Gerardo Nigro, Mauro Biffi, Germano Gaggioli, Jacopo Senes, Giuseppe Patti, Michele Accogli, Giovanni Coluccia
BACKGROUND: Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) with biventricular pacing (BVP) is a well-established therapy in patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), heart failure, and left bundle branch (LBB) block. LBB area pacing (LBBAP) has recently been shown to be a feasible and effective alternative to BVP. Comparative data on the risk of complications between LBBAP and BVP among patients undergoing CRT are lacking. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare the long-term risk of procedure-related complications between LBBAP and BVP in a cohort of patients undergoing CRT...
February 28, 2024: Heart Rhythm: the Official Journal of the Heart Rhythm Society