Conduction system pacing and defibrillation support using a single-chamber defibrillator - A case report

Abstract

We present a case of a 67-year-old male with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction due to a previous myocardial infarction, slow-conducting atrial fibrillation with an indication of pacemaker implantation, and sustained ventricular tachycardia, requiring defibrillation support in prevention of sudden cardiac death. Current guidelines recommend biventricular over conventional right ventricular pacing for patients with ejection fraction <40 % and atrioventricular conduction disorders in either sinus rhythm or atrial fibrillation, but in patients with a narrow baseline QRS complex, biventricular pacing still induces a form of electrical dyssynchrony. In our case we combined the advantages of conduction system pacing in form of left bundle branch area pacing, in order to prevent further left ventricular deterioration due to newly induced dyssyncrony, and also defibrillation support, using a single-chamber defibrillator with a DF-1/IS-1 connection.

Keywords: Conduction system pacing; Heart failure; Left bundle branch area pacing; Single-chamber defibrillator.