Abstract

Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is an important treatment of heart failure patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and asynchrony of cardiac electromechanical activity. Left bundle branch area pacing (LBBaP) is a novel physiological pacing modality that appears to be an effective method for CRT. LBBaP has several advantages over the traditional biventricular-CRT (BiV-CRT), including a low and stable pacing capture threshold, a high success rate of implantation, a short learning curve, and high economic feasibility. However, LBBaP is not suitable for all heart failure patients needing a CRT and the success rates of LBBaP in heart failure patients is lower because of myocardial fibrosis, non-specific intraventricular conduction disturbance (IVCD), enlargement of the right atrium or right ventricle, etc. In this literature review, we summarize the success rates, challenges, and troubleshooting of LBBaP in heart failure patients needing a CRT.

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