INTRODUCTION: Permanent deep septal stimulation with capture of the left bundle branch (LBB) enables maintenance/restoration of the physiological activation of the left ventricle. However, it is almost always accompanied by the simultaneous engagement of the local septal myocardium, resulting in a fused (non-selective) QRS complex, therefore, confirmation of LBB capture remains difficult. METHODS: We hypothesized that programmed extrastimulus technique can differentiate non-selective LBB capture from myocardial-only capture as the effective refractory period (ERP) of the myocardium is different than the ERP of the LBB. Consecutive patients undergoing pacemaker implantation underwent programmed stimulation delivered from the lead implanted in a deep septal position. Responses to programmed stimulation were categorized on the basis of sudden change of the QRS morphology of the extrastimuli, observed when ERP of LBB or myocardium was encroached upon, as: "myocardial", "selective LBB" or non-diagnostic (unequivocal change of QRS morphology). RESULTS: Programmed deep septal stimulation was performed 269 times in 143 patients; in every patient with the use of a basic drive train of 600 ms and in 126 patients also during intrinsic rhythm. The average septal-myocardial refractory period was shorter than the LBB refractory period: 263.0±34.4 ms vs. 318.0±37.4 ms. Responses diagnostic for LBB capture ("myocardial" or "selective LBB") were observed in 114 (79.7%) of patients. CONCLUSIONS: A novel maneuver for the confirmation of LBB capture during deep septal stimulation was developed and found to enable definitive diagnosis by visualization of both components of the paced QRS complex: selective paced LBB QRS and myocardial-only paced QRS. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
INTRODUCTION: Permanent deep septal stimulation with capture of the left bundle branch (LBB) enables maintenance/restoration of the physiological activation of the left ventricle. However, it is almost always accompanied by the simultaneous engagement of the local septal myocardium, resulting in a fused (non-selective) QRS complex, therefore, confirmation of LBB capture remains difficult. METHODS: We hypothesized that programmed extrastimulus technique can differentiate non-selective LBB capture from myocardial-only capture as the effective refractory period (ERP) of the myocardium is different than the ERP of the LBB. Consecutive patients undergoing pacemaker implantation underwent programmed stimulation delivered from the lead implanted in a deep septal position. Responses to programmed stimulation were categorized on the basis of sudden change of the QRS morphology of the extrastimuli, observed when ERP of LBB or myocardium was encroached upon, as: "myocardial", "selective LBB" or non-diagnostic (unequivocal change of QRS morphology). RESULTS: Programmed deep septal stimulation was performed 269 times in 143 patients; in every patient with the use of a basic drive train of 600 ms and in 126 patients also during intrinsic rhythm. The average septal-myocardial refractory period was shorter than the LBB refractory period: 263.0±34.4 ms vs. 318.0±37.4 ms. Responses diagnostic for LBB capture ("myocardial" or "selective LBB") were observed in 114 (79.7%) of patients. CONCLUSIONS: A novel maneuver for the confirmation of LBB capture during deep septal stimulation was developed and found to enable definitive diagnosis by visualization of both components of the paced QRS complex: selective paced LBB QRS and myocardial-only paced QRS. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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