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World J Clin Cases. Jul 16, 2022; 10(20): 7090-7096
Published online Jul 16, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i20.7090
Left bundle branch pacing in a ventricular pacing dependent patient with heart failure: A case report
Bing-Xue Song, Xia-Xia Wang, Yi An, Ying-Ying Zhang
Bing-Xue Song, Xia-Xia Wang, Yi An, Ying-Ying Zhang, Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266000, Shandong Province, China
Author contributions: Song BX and Wang XX were the patient’s bedside clinicians, reviewed the literature and contributed to manuscript drafting; An Y reviewed the literature and contributed to the manuscript; Zhang YY was responsible for the revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content; Song BX, Wang XX and Zhang YY performed the operation; All authors issued final approval for the version to be submitted.
Informed consent statement: The informed consent has been signed by the patient.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
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Corresponding author: Ying-Ying Zhang, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, No. 16 Jiangsu Road, Shinan District, Qingdao 266000, Shandong Province, China. doczhangyingying@yeah.net
Received: December 17, 2021
Peer-review started: December 17, 2021
First decision: February 21, 2022
Revised: March 3, 2022
Accepted: May 22, 2022
Article in press: May 22, 2022
Published online: July 16, 2022
Core Tip

Core Tip: Left bundle branch pacing is a new and prospective pacing technique that is a promising alternative with the potential for similar outcomes in patients with complete left bundle branch block who need cardiac resynchronization therapy or for patients with pacemaker-induced cardiomyopathy. We present herein a patient with heart failure and high-degree atrioventricular block treated with left bundle branch pacing who received improved cardiac function during follow-up. This case highlights the possibility of left bundle branch pacing used in patients who already have heart failure and high-degree atrioventricular block as an alternative to conventional cardiac resynchronization therapy.