Left bundle branch area pacing: A new era of cardiac resynchronization therapy?
Carlo Alberto Caruzzo1, Elia Rigamonti2, Francesca Romana Scopigni2
1Department of Cardiology, Istituto Cardiocentro del Ticino, Lugano 6900, TI, Switzerland. carloalberto.caruzzo@gmail.com.
Abstract:
The recent systematic review and meta-analysis provided a comprehensive focus on the current state of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). The authors determined the feasibility of physiological left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP) in patients indicated for CRT through a careful analysis of trials. They found that LBBAP was associated with significant reductions in QRS duration, New York Heart Association functional class, B-type natriuretic peptide levels, and pacing thresholds as well as improvements in echocardiographic parameters compared to biventricular pacing.
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