Why the study?
Does atrial septal pacing improve atrial conduction and synchronization compared to atrial appendage pacing?
Population
56 patients requiring atrial pacing (n=28 per group)
Comparison
Atrial septal pacing (Se-P) vs Atrial appendage pacing (Ap-P)
Design
RCT, randomized
Authors
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Supports septal over appendage pacing to preserve atrial synchrony; extends RCT evidence for site-specific atrial pacing.
Does atrial septal pacing improve atrial conduction and synchronization compared to atrial appendage pacing?
Atrial septal pacing avoids the undesirable prolongation of atrial, interatrial, and AV conductions observed during atrial appendage pacing.
Hermida et al. (2003) studied this question.
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