Functional Outcomes in CondUction System Pacing and Right Ventricular Synchrony (FOCUS-Right)

Summary

The goal of this prospective single center clinical trial is to evaluate the safety and feasibility of performing simultaneous exercise stress cardiac magnetic resonance (CPET-CMR) and cardiopulmonary exercise testing in patients with pre-existing left bundle branch area pacemakers (LBBAP) programmed to an atrial sensing mode. Measurements of right ventricular, left ventricular function, and exercise capacity will be obtained at various LBBAP programming parameters at rest and during low intensity exercise. The main aims of the study are: * Demonstrate the safety and feasibility of performing CPET-CMR in patients with pre-existing LBBAP programmed to P-synchronous ventricular pacing mode. * Generate preliminary data evaluating differences in RV function, LV function, and exercise capacity during various pacemaker programming settings.

Detailed Description

Conduction system pacing, namely left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP) represents an important pacing modality introduced to avoid the deleterious effects of non-physiologic ventricular activation during chronic right ventricular pacing and /or left bundle branch block (LBBBP). Previous studies have demonstrated that LBBAP exhibits similar or superior left ventricular resynchronization compared to conventional treatment modalities, the impact of this novel pacing strategy on the right ventricle has not yet been addressed. This study aims to demonstrate the safety and feasibility of assessing LBBAP performance with a focus on right ventricular function in a novel way utilizing Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing and Exercise Stress Cardiac Magnetic Resonance. The investigators plan a 1-day prospective non-randomized controlled pilot study in which up to 20 subjects with left bundle branch area pacemakers with evidence of output dependent anodal capture will undergo low intensity exercise CPET-CMR at three different LBBAP settings (underlying rhythm, non-selective left bundle pacing, non-selective left bundle pacing with anodal stimulation).

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