Why the study?
Does pacing from specific right ventricular sites improve invasive indices of left ventricular mechanical performance compared to lateral left ventricular pacing in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation?
Population
8 patients (mean age 58 ± 7 years, 2 females) undergoing catheter ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation.
Comparison
Pacing from different right ventricular sites… vs Single-site endocardial pacing from the lateral…
Design
Other
Authors
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Certain RV mid-septal sites may outperform LV pacing on LV indices in AF; leaves open outcome benefits in trials.
Does pacing from specific right ventricular sites improve invasive indices of left ventricular mechanical performance compared to lateral left ventricular pacing in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation?
Invasive hemodynamic measurements demonstrate that the best left ventricular mechanical performance during right ventricular pacing is achieved in the non-apical mid-to-superior septal segments.
Vančura et al. (2013) studied this question.