Multi-lead atrioventricular sequential pacing: A promising alternative to conventional temporary pacing techniques
Khawaja M Talha1, Gabriel A Hernandez1
1Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA.
Journal of Cardiac Surgery
|July 28, 2022
Abstract:
Temporary right ventricular pacing in unstable bradycardia and cardiovascular interventions is associated with atrioventricular dyssynchrony and reduced cardiac output. Currently, sequential atrioventricular pacing options are limited andnot routinely used. Herein, we discuss a novel, first in-human technique of temporary atrioventricular sequential pacing and how it compares to existing modalities of atrioventricular pacing.
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