Clinical Trial: Acute and Chronic Effect of His-pacing in Consecutive Patients With AV-block

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional




Official Title: Acute and Chronic Effect of His-pacing in Consecutive Patients With AV-block

Brief Summary:

Conventional right ventricular (RV) apical pacing may result in asynchronous ventricular contraction with delayed left ventricular activation, interventricular motion abnormalities, and worsening of left ventricular ejection fraction. His pacing is preserving a synchronous contraction and may prevent a decrease in left ventricular ejection fraction.

Hypothesis: His-pacing preserves left ventricular function and is a feasable alternative compared to RV septal septal pacing in patients with AV-block.