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LBB Area Pacing Outperforms Biventricular in CRT: Large, Observational Study

Patients with indications for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) have better clinical outcomes when they undergo left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP) rather than conventional biventricular pacing, according to an observational analysis of more than 1,700 patients treated across 15 centers around the world.

Key takeaways from Heart Rhythm 2023

Kenneth Ellenbogen, MD, Heart Rhythm 2023 program chair and director of clinical cardiac EP and pacing at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, spoke with Cardiovascular Business about what he saw as the biggest takeaways from this year's meeting hosted by the Heart Rhythm Society.

LBB Area Pacing vs. Biventricular Pacing For CRT Has Lower Risk of HF Hospitalization

The risk of heart failure (HF)-related hospitalization was lower with left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP) compared with biventricular pacing (BiVp) as the initial strategy for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT).

Extravascular ICD Continues to Show Effectiveness

Anti-tachycardia pacing prevented shocks in about half of cases

Conduction System Pacing Techniques Tied to Improved LVEF in Heart Failure

Compared with biventricular pacing, increase in LVEF was found to be significant