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Innovations in cardiac device therapy in the era of advanced rhythm management: implantable defibrillators and conduction system pacing

Cardiac device therapy has significantly evolved since the introduction of the first implantable pacemaker and the subsequent ...
TCTMD

Persistent Left Bundle Branch Block after TAVR Linked to Ventricular Dysfunction

Almost one-third of patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with a balloon-expandable device develop new-onset left bundle branch block, although the condition resolves by ...
Business Wire

EBR Systems’ WiSE CRT System Demonstrates Technical Feasibility of Leadless Left Bundle Branch Area Pacing for Cardiac Resynchronization

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EBR Systems, Inc., developer of the world’s only wireless cardiac pacing system for heart failure, today announced the publication of a case report demonstrating ...
Healio

Left bundle branch area pacing via leadless conduction system device achievable

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Left bundle branch pacing was achieved for the first time via leadless pacemaker. Implantation failure rate was ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Left Bundle Branch Block May Be Key Indicator of Progressive Heart Failure

LBBB is linked to electrical abnormalities, causing inefficient heart pumping, dilation, and systolic dysfunction. The study found LBBB associated with increased heart failure risk, surpassing other ...
Seeking Alpha

Abbott Announces First-in-World Leadless Pacing Procedures in the Left Bundle Branch Area of the Heart

Abbott (ABT)'s investigational AVEIR™ Conduction System Pacing (CSP) leadless pacemaker system is specifically designed to deliver pacing to the left bundle branch area, activating the heart's natural ...
Healio

Right bundle branch block, no prior CVD could elevate mortality risk

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Although typically a benign finding, right bundle branch block may be associated with increased risk for low ...
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Left Bundle Branch Area Pacing May Lessen Arrhythmias in CRT Patients

PHILADELPHIA, PA—For patients treated with cardiac resynchronization therapy, use of left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP) appears to lower arrhythmic risk compared with conventional biventricular ...
Tulsa World

Is a cardiac bundle branch block harmful?

Dear Dr. Gott: I went to a doctor for weight control pills and he insisted on giving me an EKG prior to the medication. I was subsequently told I have a left bundle branch block and that I shouldn't ...