The importance of avoiding unnecessary right ventricular pacing in clinical practice

Figure 1 A schematic management plan of how to avoid unnecessary right ventricle pacing in a patient with an indication for conventional pacing and no other indication for cardiac resynchronization therapy. ¹No large scale trials have assessed the benefits and safety of the managed ventricular pacing algorithm in patients with high-grade AV block. AVB: Atrioventricular block; LVEF: Left ventricular ejection fraction; RVP: Right ventricular pacing; SSS: Sick sinus syndrome; CRT: Cardiac resynchronization therapy; RV: Right ventricle.