Why the study?
Does right ventricular nonapical pacing improve left ventricular ejection fraction compared to right ventricular apical pacing in patients requiring pacing?
Population
1,114 patients from 20 RCTs requiring right ventricular pacing
Comparison
Right ventricular nonapical pacing vs Right ventricular apical (RVA) pacing
Design
Meta-analysis
Follow-up
≥2 months
Authors
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May support preferring RVNA over RVA pacing to preserve LVEF; extends trial data via meta-analysis.
Does right ventricular nonapical pacing improve left ventricular ejection fraction compared to right ventricular apical pacing in patients requiring pacing?
Right ventricular nonapical pacing, particularly septal pacing, improves left ventricular ejection fraction and interventricular synchrony compared to traditional apical pacing.
WEIZONG et al. (2013) studied this question.