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Boczar, Krzysztof, Sławuta, Agnieszka, Zabek, Andrzej, Debski, Maciej 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3669-3916, Vijayaraman, Pugazhendhi, Gajek, Jacek, Lelakowski, Jacek and Małecka, Barbara
(2019)
Cardiac resynchronization therapy with His bundle pacing.
Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, 42 (3).
pp. 374-380.
ISSN 0147-8389
Abstract
Aims: A novel therapy offering cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) with an additional lead placed in His bundle has been reported in a few case reports and case series as improving the hemodynamical and clinical condition of patients with permanent atrial fibrillation (AF) in whom other therapeutic methods have not been successful. Methods: Fourteen consecutive patients with permanent AF, heart failure (HF), bundle branch block (BBB) with QRS complex width >130 ms, and impaired left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) underwent implantation of implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)/CRT systems with His bundle pacing (HBP). During the follow-up, we assessed the efficacy of ICD/CRT systems with HBP in HF treatment. Results: The study cohort consisted of 14 patients with the mean age of 67.35 ± 10 years. The mean duration of QRS was 159.2 ± 28.6 ms, mean LVEF was 24.36 ± 10.7%, and mean follow-up duration was 14.4 months. One patient died due to HF aggravation during the follow-up. In the remaining 13 patients, the mean LVEF significantly improved from 24% to 38%, P = 0.0015. The left ventricular end-diastolic dimension decreased from 72 mm to 59 mm, P < 0.001; left ventricular end-systolic dimension decreased from 59 mm to 47 mm, P = 0.0026. The mean QRS duration shortened from 159 ms to 128 ms, P = 0.016. The mean percentage of HBP reached 97%. As a result, 92.3% of patients demonstrated significant improvement in the New York Heart Association functional class, P < 0.001. Conclusion: The use of atrial channel for HBP, choice of optimal ICD/CRT pacing configuration, and optimization of pharmacological therapy resulted in a substantial narrowing of QRS width and clinical improvement in left ventricular mechanical function during the follow-up.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Jan 2023 16:30 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Oct 2023 01:18 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/90749 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/pace.13611 |
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