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SynthesisAnnals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc2023

Outcomes of primary leadless pacemaker implantation: A systematic review.

Tayyiba Ahmed Noor, Muhammad Omer Rehman Rana, Sapna Kumari, Bakht Umer, Jahanzeb Malik, Amna Ashraf, Maria Faraz, Tabligh Hussain, Muhammad Awais, Amin Mehmoodi and 1 more

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Synthesis in Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Outcomes of primary leadless pacemaker implantation: A systematic review.Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc · 2023
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  2. Incidence of pacing-induced cardiomyopathy: left bundle branch area pacing versus leadless pacing.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 7 institutions in 3 countries.

Tayyiba Ahmed NoorDepartment of Medicine, Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan.
Muhammad Omer Rehman RanaDepartment of Cardiology, Chaudhry Pervaiz Ilahi Institute of Cardiology, Multan, Pakistan.
Sapna KumariDepartment of Medicine, Ross University, School of Medicine, Miramar, Florida, USA.
Bakht UmerDepartment of Interventional Cardiology, Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Jahanzeb MalikDepartment of Electrophysiology, Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-9343-4187
Amna AshrafDepartment of Medicine, Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Maria FarazDepartment of Business Administration, Bahria University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Tabligh HussainDepartment of Electrophysiology, Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Muhammad AwaisDepartment of Electrophysiology, Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Amin MehmoodiDepartment of Medicine, Ibn e Seena Hospital, Kabul, Afghanistan.
Azmat HayatDepartment of Electrophysiology, Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology · PKAllama Iqbal Medical College · PKBahria University · PKCalifornia Miramar University · USKabul University · AFPakistan Army · PKPunjab Institute of Cardiology · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDuring the last decade, leadless pacemakers (LPMs) have turned into a prevalent alternative to traditional transvenous (TV) pacemakers; however, there is no consolidated data on LPM implantation in emergencies.

methodsDigital databases were searched for this review and four relevant studies, including 1276 patients were included in this review with procedure duration, fluoroscopic time, major complications, and mortality as primary outcomes and pacing threshold, impedance, sensing of LPM, and hospital stay as secondary outcomes.

resultsGonzales et al. and Marschall et al. showed the duration of the procedure to be 180 ± 45 versus 324.6 ± 92 and 39.9 ± 8.7 versus 54.9 ± 9.8, respectively. Zhang et al. demonstrated the duration of the procedure and fluoroscopy time to be 36 ± 13.4 and 11.1 ± 3.1, respectively. Similarly, Schiavone et al. exhibited intermediate times of implantation at 60 (45-80) versus 50 (40-65) and fluoroscopic times at 6.5 (5-9.7) versus 5.1 (3.1-9). Hospital stay was more with a temp-perm pacemaker as compared to LPM and pacing parameters were not significantly different in all the studies.

conclusionFor underlying arrhythmias, whenever appropriate, our review shows that LPMs may be a better option than temporary pacemakers, even as an urgent treatment.

Indexed as

ElectrocardiographyPacemaker, ArtificialArrhythmias, CardiacCardiac Pacing, ArtificialHumansTreatment Outcomeelectrophysiologyimplantationleadless pacemakerpermanent pacemakerprimary pacemaker

Identifiers

PMID37606307
PMCPMC10646376
OpenAlexW4386046803

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