Third degree AV block surgery
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]; Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [3] Soroush Seifirad, M.D.[4] Qasim Khurshid, M.B.B.S [5]
Overview
Cardiac pacemakers are effective treatments for a variety of cardiac conduction abnormalities and can reestablish adequate circulation by generating appropriate heart rate and cardiac response. Two main factors guide the majority of decisions regarding permanent pacemaker insertion. First is the association of symptoms with arrhythmia, and second is the potential for progression of the rhythm disturbance.
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Recommendation for placement of permanent pacing
| Recommendations for permanent pacing for chronic management of Bradycardia Attributable to Atrioventricular Block |
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❑Permanent pacing is recommended in patients with acquired second degree mobitz type2 atrioventricular block, high grade atrioventricular block, third degree atrioventricular block, regardless of symptoms that are not related to reversible causes |
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❑ Permanent pacing is recommended in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation and symptomatic bradycardia |
| (Class IIa, Level of Evidence B) |
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❑ In patients with cardiac sarcoidosis and amyloidosis and evidence of mobitz type 2 atrioventricular block, high grade atrioventricular block, third degree atrioventricular block , permanent pacing with additional defibrillator capacity is reasonable if life expectancy>1 year |
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❑ In patients with symptomatic first degree atrioventricular block or motitz tyoe 1 atrioventricular block, permanent pacing is recommended |
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❑ Permanent pacing with additional defibrillator capacity is recommended in patients with neuromuscular disease including myotonic dystrophy type1 with PR interval >240ms , QRS duration >120 ms, fascicular block if life expectancy>1 year |
| The above table adopted from 2018 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline |
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Management of bradycardia or pauses attributable to chronic atrioventricular block algorithm
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Complete heart block (aquired)
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Cardiac resynchronization therapy
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| His bundle pacing (class2b) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The above algorithm adopted from 2018 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline |
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| Recommendations for temporary pacing for bradycardia associated atrioventricular block |
| Medical therapy (Class IIa, Level of Evidence B): |
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❑ In patients with symptomatic bradycardia associated second or third degree atrioventricular block, refractory to medications, temporary transvenous pacing is recommended to increase heart rate and improve symptoms |
Surgery
A permanent pacemaker insertion is a minimally invasive procedure. The procedure is typically performed in a cardiac catheterization lab or an operating room. Transvenous access to the heart chambers under local anesthesia is the preferred technique, most commonly via the subclavian vein, the cephalic vein, or the internal jugular vein or the femoral vein.The pacing generator is most commonly placed subcutaneously in the pre-pectoral region. Placement of pacemaker leads, surgically via thoracotomy, is rarely used these days.
Types of permanent pacemaker systems
All cardiac pacemakers consist of two components: a pulse generator that provides the electrical impulse for myocardial stimulation; and one or more electrodes that deliver the electrical impulse to the myocardium. The original cardiac pacing system was used to place surgically in the abdomen. Over time, pacemaker systems evolved to predominantly placing the pulse generator in the infraclavicular region of the chest with transvenous-placed endocardial leads. Transvenous leads have potential long-term complications, including venous thrombosis, infection, and lead malfunction. Leadless cardiac pacing systems are currently in development and offer the promise of long-term pacing capability without lead-associated complications.
Transvenous systems
The majority of cardiac pacing systems use transvenous electrodes to transmit pacing impulses from the generator to the myocardium. Transvenous leads are usually placed percutaneously or with a cephalic cutdown, without the need for intrathoracic surgery. Long term complications of transvenous electrodes include infection,venous thrombosis, lead malfunction, and tricuspid valve injury.
Epicardial systems
Epicardial cardiac pacemaker systems utilize a pulse generator with leads attached surgically directly to the epicardial surface of the heart. These systems are occasionally used in patients with vascular access problems and have been replaced by transvenous systems.
Leadless systems
In response to the limitations of existing pacings systems, leadless systems are developed. Leadless systems consist of a self-contained system that includes both the pulse generator and the electrode within a single unit that is placed into the right ventricle via a transvenous approach. Leadless cardiac pacing system was approved in April 2016 in the United States[1]
References
- ↑ http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ProductsandMedicalProcedures/DeviceApprovalsandClearances/Recently-ApprovedDevices/ucm494390.htm