Key result
LBBP can trigger aborted STEMI due to coronary branch injury from deep septal lead positioning.
Why the study?
Because the LBBP pacing lead is positioned deep in the basal interventricular septum, injuring coronary artery branches is a potential concern.
Case Report
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Highlights a rare but significant complication of left bundle branch pacing involving coronary artery branch injury leading to aborted STEMI.
Conduction system pacing ensures rapid activation of both ventricles, resulting in synchronized contraction. His bundle pacing (HBP) is the most physiological pacing modality but is limited by higher thresholds and lower success rates in patients with wide QRS. Left bundle branch pacing (LBBP) has been proposed by Huang and colleagues1 as an alternative strategy to overcome the limitations of HBP. Since the pacing lead is positioned deep in the basal interventricular septum, the possibility of injuring coronary artery branches is a concern.
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Ponnusamy et al. (2020) conducted a case report in Aborted ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Left bundle branch pacing was evaluated. Left bundle branch pacing can result in an aborted ST-elevation myocardial infarction due to potential injury to coronary artery branches from deep septal lead positioning.
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