IMR Press / RCM / Volume 24 / Issue 12 / DOI: 10.31083/j.rcm2412372
Open Access Original Research
Left Bundle Branch Area Pacing Contributes to a Greater Acute Blood Pressure Reduction Compared to Right Ventricular Pacing
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1 State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Arrhythmia Center, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, 100037 Beijing, China
*Correspondence: chenkeping@263.net (Keping Chen)
These authors contributed equally.
Rev. Cardiovasc. Med. 2023, 24(12), 372; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.rcm2412372
Submitted: 13 June 2023 | Revised: 5 August 2023 | Accepted: 14 August 2023 | Published: 27 December 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Insights into Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices)
Copyright: © 2023 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Abstract

Background: Several previous studies have explored the potential arterial blood pressure (BP) changes in patients undergoing right ventricular pacing (RVP), however, the relationship between left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP) and BP variations remains unknown. This study aimed to examine the acute BP variations following LBBAP and RVP implantation in patients with bradycardia. Methods: We conducted a single-center retrospective study including all patients who underwent de-novo dual-chamber pacemaker implantation between January 2019 and June 2021. Patients were divided into two groups, LBBAP and RVP, and propensity score-matching (PSM) was used to balance confounding factors. Three time periods were defined according to the timing of the implant: baseline (within 24 hours before implantation), hyper-acute period (0–24 hours post-implantation), and acute period (24–48 hours post-implantation). BP was measured at least three times per period using an arm pressure cuff and then averaged for analysis, which allowed us to determine the acute impact of pacemaker implantation on BP. Results: From a cohort of 898 patients, 193 LBBAP receivers were matched to 193 RVP receivers. A significant decrease in systolic BP (SBP) after the implantation was observed in the study cohort, from baseline 137.3 ± 9.2 mmHg to the acute period of 127.7 ± 9.4 mmHg (p < 0.001). The LBBAP group exhibited a greater SBP reduction than the RVP group (Δ11.6 ± 6.2 mmHg vs. Δ7.6 ± 5.8 mmHg, p < 0.001). In further subgroup analysis, LBBAP receivers who had high baseline SBP (p < 0.001) and those without using anti-hypertensive drugs (p = 0.045) appeared to have a higher magnitude of SBP reduction. Conclusions: Permanent pacemaker implantation may contribute to an acute decrease in systolic BP, which was more pronounced in LBBAP receivers. Future experimental and clinical investigations are necessary to explore the underlying mechanisms and the long-term hemodynamic effects of LBBAP versus RVP.

Keywords
left bundle branch area pacing
right ventricular pacing
physiological pacing
blood pressure control
propensity score-matching
Funding
81870260/National Natural Science Foundation (NSFC) of China
2022-GSP-GG-31/National High Level Hospital Clinical Research Funding
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