Evidence map›Paper›PMID 42405016›Full record

ArticleThe Journal of innovations in cardiac rhythm management2026

Right Ventricular Implantation of an Aveir™ AR Device for Bradycardia in a 90-Year-Old Woman with Atrial Fibrillation and Small Right Ventricular Dimensions.

Ali Sovari, Leili Pourafkari, Jeong Hwan J Kim

Abstract readCase Reports
In one paragraph

Article in The Journal of innovations in cardiac rhythm management, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Letter from the Editor in Chief.The Journal of innovations in cardiac rhythm management · 2026
    Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Ali SovariDepartment of Cardiology, St. John's Regional Medical Center, Oxnard, CA, USA.
Leili PourafkariDepartment of Cardiovascular Disease, Los Robles Regional Medical Center, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA.
Jeong Hwan J KimDepartment of Cardiovascular Disease, Los Robles Regional Medical Center, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report a case of implanting an Aveir™ AR (atrial) leadless pacemaker (Abbott, Chicago, IL, USA) in the right ventricle (RV) of a 90-year-old woman with permanent atrial fibrillation with pauses. The patient initially received an Aveir™ VR (ventricular) device for rate support. During implantation, elevated pacing thresholds and tricuspid valve (TV) interaction were noted, which improved with repositioning. The patient subsequently presented with recurrent loss of capture secondary to elevated thresholds. Device interrogation and imaging suggested that the Aveir™ VR device was suboptimal due to the patient's small RV cavity and interaction with TV. To address this, the pacemaker was extracted, and an Aveir™ AR device-featuring a smaller profile-was successfully implanted in the RV, achieving stable fixation. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of off-label RV implantation of an Aveir™ AR device. This case illustrates the versatility of modular leadless pacing systems and underscores the importance of tailoring device selection to individual cardiac anatomy, particularly TV, in elderly patients with small RV dimensions.

Indexed as

Leadless pacemakerleadless pacemaker extractionsymptomatic bradycardia

Identifiers

PMID42405016
PMCPMC13331458

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.