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- Title
Radiographic Assessment of Atrial Dipole Position in Single Pass Lead VDD and DDD Pacing.
- Authors
Bongiorni, Maria Grazia; Moracchini, Pier Vittorio; Nava, Andrea; Caprioli, Vincenzo; Gascón, Damian; Morra, Antonio; di Gregorio, Franco
- Abstract
Atrial electrode position was determined by radiographic analysis in 160 patients paced in single-lead VDD for second- or third-degree A-V block, implanted > 1 year with Phymos single pass leads and Phymos 3D pacemakers. The pacing lead features an atrial dipole with a 30-mm electrode interspace. In 44% of patients, the upper atrial electrode was positioned within a band of 20 mm centered at the level of the superior vena caval insertion (junctional area) and was in the inferior vena cava or in the atrium in 35% and 21% of cases, respectively. In spite of these different dipole locations, all patients had stable atrium-driven pacing at routine follow-up visits. With the electrode in the functional area, unipolar stimulation of up to 5 V for 1 ms resulted in stable atrial capture in 63% and 59% of the patients in supine and upright positions, respectively. With the electrode in the atrium, corresponding success rates were 45% and 54%. In the atrium, however, the prevalence of diaphragmatic stimulation was significantly lower than at the junction (10% vs 42% in supine position; 21% vs 47% upright). Though atrial sensing function proved adequate in a wide range of positions, these results suggest that the Phymos lead atrial dipole should be positioned within the atrium, as close as possible to the atrial wall, to maximize the number of VDD patients who might benefit from single-lead DDD pacing.
- Subjects
CARDIAC pacing; CARDIAC pacemakers; HEART atrium; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; HEART ventricles; VENA cava inferior; SLEEP positions
- Publication
Pacing & Clinical Electrophysiology, 1998, Vol 21, Issue 11, p2240
- ISSN
0147-8389
- Publication type
Article