Batta A, Hatwal J. Left bundle branch pacing set to outshine biventricular pacing for cardiac resynchronization therapy? World J Cardiol 2024; 16(4): 186-190 [PMID: 38690215 DOI: 10.4330/wjc.v16.i4.186]
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Akash Batta, MD, DM, Assistant Professor, Senior Scientist, Department of Cardiology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Tagore Nagar, Civil Lines, Ludhiana 141001, India. akashbatta02@gmail.com
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
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World J Cardiol. Apr 26, 2024; 16(4): 186-190 Published online Apr 26, 2024. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v16.i4.186
Left bundle branch pacing set to outshine biventricular pacing for cardiac resynchronization therapy?
Akash Batta, Juniali Hatwal
Akash Batta, Department of Cardiology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana 141001, India
Juniali Hatwal, Department of Internal Medicine, Advanced Cardiac Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh 160012, India
Author contributions: Batta A contributed to the conception and design, did analysis and interpretation, collected the data, finally approved the manuscript, and took overall responsibility; Batta A and Hatwal J wrote and critically revised the manuscript. All authors have read and approved of the final version of the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflict-of-interest.
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Corresponding author: Akash Batta, MD, DM, Assistant Professor, Senior Scientist, Department of Cardiology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Tagore Nagar, Civil Lines, Ludhiana 141001, India. akashbatta02@gmail.com
Received: January 19, 2024 Peer-review started: January 19, 2024 First decision: February 3, 2024 Revised: February 9, 2024 Accepted: March 18, 2024 Article in press: March 18, 2024 Published online: April 26, 2024 Processing time: 95 Days and 2.2 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: The deleterious effects of long-term right ventricular pacing necessitated the search for alternative pacing sites which could prevent or alleviate pacing-induced cardiomyopathy. Until recently, biventricular pacing (BiVP) was the only modality which could mitigate or prevent pacing induced dysfunction. Left bundle branch-area pacing (LBBP) was developed in 2018, which over the last few years has shown efficacy comparable to BiVP-cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in small observational studies. However, as of now our opinion is largely based on observational data which are inherently prone to selection biases. Hence, there is an urgent need for larger randomized controlled trials which will ascertain the role of LBBP-CRT in the future.
