Pros and Cons of Left Bundle Branch Pacing
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Cardiac pacing in left bundle branch/bifascicular block patients.
The primary concern in patients with bifascicular block is the increased risk of progression to complete heart block. Further, an additional first-degree A-V block in patients with bifascicular block or LBBB might increase the risk of block progression. Anesthesia, monitoring and surgical techniques can induce conduction defects and bradyarrhythmias in patients with pre-existing bundle branch b...
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عنوان ژورنال: Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1941-3149,1941-3084
DOI: 10.1161/circep.120.008874