Prognostic Impact of Lead Tip Position Confirmed via Computed Tomography in Patients with Right Ventricular Septal Pacing

Although fluoroscopy-guided right ventricular (RV) lead placement in the ventricular septum is a widely performed procedure, variation in true RV lead tip position confirmed via computed tomography (CT) and its prognostic implications in patients with atrioventricular block (AVB) are not well understood.

Source: Heart Rhythm - January 9, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Masayuki Hattori, Yoshihisa Naruse, Yasushi Oginosawa, Yuya Matsue, Yuichi Hanaki, Shinya Kowase, Kenji Kurosaki, Akira Mizukami, Ritsuko Kohno, Haruhiko Abe, Kazutaka Aonuma, Akihiko Nogami Source Type: research