RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Nierengarten, Mary Beth
T1 No Difference in LV Function between RV Apex or Septum Pacing
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2014
FD SAGE Publications
VO 14
IS 21
SP 28
OP 30
DO 10.1177/155989771421017
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/21/28.abstract
AB Patients with high-grade atrioventricular (AV) block and preserved baseline left ventricular (LV) function who need a high percentage of right ventricular (RV) pacing show small but significant reductions in LV ejection fraction (LVEF) over a 2-year period from pacing with either RV apex (RVA) or RV high septum (RVHS), with no difference between RVA and RVHS. This article presents results of the Protection of Left Ventricular Function During Right Ventricular Pacing [PROTECT-PACE; NCT00461734], a randomized, prospective, international, multicenter, single-blinded trial to compare the effect of pacing the RVA versus the RVHS on LV systolic function in patients with high-grade AV block.