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Targeted LV Lead Placement

Clinical caseCardiology2 min
Targeted LV Lead Placement

A patient with heart failure and wide QRS on guideline-directed medication is eligible for biventricular pacing. The implanting team considers whether to target the left ventricular lead to the coronary sinus branch with latest electrical activation rather than use a conventional posterolateral non-apical position.

What does the evidence in this abstract support regarding targeted left ventricular lead placement?