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Permanent, direct His-bundle pacing: a novel approach to cardiac pacing in patients with normal His-Purkinje activation.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Deshmukh, Pramod M. Casavant, David A. Romanyshyn, Mary Anderson, Kristen |
| Copyright Year | 2000 |
| Abstract | BACKGROUND Direct His-bundle pacing (DHBP) produces synchronous ventricular depolarization and improved cardiac function relative to apical pacing. Although it has been performed transiently in the electrophysiology laboratory and persistently in open-chested canines, permanent DHBP in humans has not been achieved. METHODS AND RESULTS A total of 18 patients aged 69+/-10 years who had a history of chronic atrial fibrillation, dilated cardiomyopathy, and normal activation (ie, QRS< or =120 ms) were screened for permanent DHBP using an electrophysiology catheter. In 14 patients, the His bundle could be reliably stimulated. Of these 14, permanent DHBP using a fixed screw-in lead was successful in 12 patients. Radiofrequency atrioventricular node ablation was performed in patients exhibiting a fast ventricular response. All patients received single-chamber rate-responsive pacemakers. Acute pacing thresholds were 2.4+/-1.0 V at a pulse duration of 0.5 ms. Lead complications included exit block requiring reoperative adjustment and gross lead dislodgment. Echocardiographic improvement in heart function was shown by reductions in the left ventricular end-diastolic dimension from 59+/-8 to 52+/-6 mm (P |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1161/01.cir.101.8.869 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/circulationaha/101/8/869.full.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/circulationaha/101/8/869.full.pdf?download=true |
| PubMed reference number | 10694526 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.101.8.869 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 101 |
| Issue Number | 8 |
| Journal | Circulation |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |