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ArticleHerzschrittmachertherapie & Elektrophysiologie2025

[Left bundle branch (area) pacing: lead positioning and implant criteria-step for step].

Joern Schmitt, Till Althoff, Sonia Busch, K R Julian Chun, Tillman Dahme, Micaela Ebert, Heidi Estner, Melanie Gunawardene, Christian Heeger, Leon Iden and 9 more

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Article in Herzschrittmachertherapie & Elektrophysiologie, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. [Physiological pacing and heart failure : Hope or hype?]Herzschrittmachertherapie & Elektrophysiologie · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors.

Joern SchmittWestpfalz-Klinikum GmbH, Hellmut-Hartert-Str. 1, 67655, Kaiserslautern, Deutschland. joernschmitt@westpfalz-klinikum.de.
Till AlthoffBarcelona University Hospital, Barcelona, Spanien.
Sonia BuschHerz-Neuro-Zentrum Bodensee, Münsterlingen, Deutschland.
K R Julian ChunCCB Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Deutschland.
Tillman DahmeKlinikum Esslingen, Esslingen, Deutschland.
Micaela EbertHerzzentrum Dresden, Dresden, Deutschland.
Heidi EstnerLMU München, München, Deutschland.
Melanie GunawardeneAsklepios Klinik St. Georg Hamburg, Hamburg, Deutschland.
Christian HeegerAsklepios Klinik Altona, Hamburg, Deutschland.
Leon IdenSegeberger Kliniken, Bad Segeberg, Deutschland.
Henning JansenElektrophysiologie Bremen, Bremen, Deutschland.
Victoria JohnsonUniversitäres Herzzentrum Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Deutschland.
Tilman MaurerAsklepios Klinik Nord-Heidberg, Nord-Heidberg, Deutschland.
Andreas RilligUniversitätsklinikum Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg Eppendorf, Deutschland.
Sascha RolfDRK Kliniken Berlin, Berlin, Deutschland.
Philipp SommerHerz- und Diabeteszentrum NRW Bad Oyenhausen/Universitätsklinik der Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Deutschland.
Daniel StevenUniversitätsklinikum Köln, Köln, Deutschland.
Richard Roland TilzUniversitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Deutschland.
David DunckerMedizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Deutschland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Left bundle branch area pacing is currently the most common form of physiological pacing prior to His bundle pacing. It is intended to prevent or correct the development of pacemaker-induced cardiomyopathy and is being used more and more frequently. In order to be able to perform this successfully, knowledge regarding the specific anatomy and radiological anatomy as well as the ECG criteria for left bundle branch pacing is required in addition to knowledge of the tools. In this article, the technical requirements and steps for successful implantation are summarized and pitfalls are highlighted.

Indexed as

Bundle-Branch BlockBundle of HisCardiac Pacing, ArtificialCardiomyopathiesElectrodes, ImplantedPacemaker, ArtificialElectrocardiographyEvidence-Based MedicineHumansTreatment OutcomeCardiac implantable electronic devicesConduction system pacingLeft bundle branch area pacingPacemaker-induced cardiomyopathyPhysiological pacing

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PMID39621054
PMCPMC11882732

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