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Tony Y W Li1, Swee Chong Seow2, Devinder Singh2
1Department of Medicine National University Hospital Singapore.
Background:
Conventional right ventricular (RV) pacing is increasingly recognised to cause tricuspid valve (TV) injury or dysfunction, in part due to the need to pass the lead through the valve. This may be especially problematic in patients with preexisting TV disease or prior TV surgery. An alternative in this situation is to implant a left ventricular (LV) lead instead of ventricular pacing.
Methods:
We performed a single-center retrospective analysis of 26 patients with tricuspid valve surgery/disease who received a LV pacing lead in the coronary veins to avoid crossing the tricuspid valve, with or without a right atrial lead. A matched control population was obtained from patients receiving conventional right ventricular pacing and outcomes were compared. Main outcomes of interest were lead stability, electrical lead parameters and change in echocardiographic parameters such as left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) during long-term follow-up.
Results:
Successful left ventricular pacing was established in 25 out of the 26 cases with one case converted to a RV lead due to lead dislodgement. During the 2.96 ± 1.0 year follow-up, 24 of 25 (96.0%) leads were functional with stable pacing and sensing parameters, and 1 of 25 (4.0%) was extracted for due to device infection following an episode of thrombophlebitis.
Conclusion:
We conclude that in patients with existing tricuspid valve disease or surgery, ventricular pacing via the coronary veins is a feasible, safe, and reliable alternative to right ventricular pacing.
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