Transthoracic echocardiography-guided left bundle branch pacing without fluoroscopic guidance: A case report
Kunyue Tan1, Xiaoqi Deng1, Shuzhen Wang1
1Department of Cardiology, Cadiovascular Institute of Chengdu, The Third People's Hospital of Chengdu/The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Jiaotong, Chengdu, China.
Journal of Clinical Ultrasound : JCU
|April 2, 2020
Abstract:
This case study demonstrates the feasibility of pacing the left bundle branch and atrial septum under transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) without fluoroscopic guidance. This technique could be useful to guide pacemaker implantation in some patients, especially pregnant women.
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