Rordorf Roberto, Savastano Simone, Bontempi Luca, De Regibus Valentina, Mulargia Ederina, Baldi Enrico, Iacopino Saverio, Lunati Maurizio G, Curnis Antonio
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology and Experimental Cardiology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology and Experimental Cardiology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
J Electrocardiol. 2020 May-Jun;60:33-35. doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2020.03.010. Epub 2020 Mar 21.
About 4.5-20% of patients after heart transplant require pacemaker (PM) implantation. The high infective risk profile and the low probability of pacing dependency make heart-transplanted patients the ideal candidates for a leadless single-chamber PM. We report the first multicenter experience of leadless PM implantation in a series of heart-transplanted patients with a long-term follow-up. Our data confirm the feasibility and acceptable safety of leadless device in this peculiar kind of patients, despite implantation seems to be slightly more challenging with respect to non-transplanted patients. Although more data are required, a leadless single-chamber surveillance PM seems a valuable option for heart-transplanted patients.