Exploring the temporal patterns of right ventricular pacing burden

Rahul K. Chattopadhyay, Mrinal Thakur, Rucchira Wickramasinghe, Julie Hayes, Panagiota A. Chousou, Vassilios S. Vassiliou, Peter J. Pugh

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Abstract

Elevated right ventricular pacing (RVP) burdens are associated with the development of pacing-induced cardiomyopathy. This association is alluded to in the recent European and American pacing guidelines where anticipated pacing burden forms part of the indications for conduction system pacing. Understanding the temporal pattern of RVP burden is important with respect to anticipating future burden and ensuring that the most appropriate pacing modality is selected for patients. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to assess how RVP burden changes over time in different pacing indications. A retrospective, single-center, observational study was performed. RVP burdens from pacing checks were extracted and plotted against 6-month time “bins.” Graphical plots of RVP burdens for different pacing indications were produced. There was no significant change in the RVP burden across time, independent of the initial pacing indication. Individuals with sinus node disease (SND) and a P–R interval of >250 ms had increased RVP burden. Other than patients with SND and a P–R interval of <250 ms, individuals had pacing burdens higher than those proposed in both the European and American pacing guidelines for conduction system pacing.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5605-5609
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Innovations in Cardiac Rhythm Management
Volume14
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2023

Keywords

  • Conduction system pacing
  • pacing-induced cardiomyopathy
  • right ventricular pacing burden

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