His Bundle Pacing in Bundle Branch Block May 11, 2017 Gopi Dandamudi, MD FHRS System Medical Director, IUH Cardiac EP Program Director, IUH Atrial Fibrillation Center Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine Indiana University School of Medicine
Biventricular Pacing (BiV) Rationale Clearly BiV pacing is superior to RV pacing in HF patients with EF <35% and wide QRS (LBBB > 150 ms) It has to be better in patients with reduced EF (as well as normal EF) and requiring ventricular pacing (pacing induced BBB) Two large trials BLOCK-HF & BIOPACE
BLOCK-HF (primary endpoint driven by LVSVI change) AB Curtis et al., N Engl J Med 2013; 368:1585-1593
BLOCK-HF (HF urgent visit) AB Curtis et al., N Engl J Med 2013; 368:1585-1593
BIOPACE (Biventricular Pacing for Atrio-ventricular Block to Prevent Cardiac Desynchronization), BioPace Trial Investigators, Preliminary Results Indications for V pacing, any EF (PR >220 ms)
27 pts. with LBBB (24 pts. with prolonged HV conduction) 25 pts. with proximal HB stimulation: identical QRS complexes as baseline QRS (stimulus to QRS onset equal to HV interval) Pacing slightly distal: narrowing of QRS (stimulus to QRS onset < HV interval)
DL Lustgarten et al., Heart Rhythm July 2015 Heart Rhythm 2015 12, 1548-1557DOI: (10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.03.048)
DL Lustgarten et al., Heart Rhythm July 2015
Permanent His Bundle Pacing for Cardiac Resychronization Therapy Ajijola et al., Heart Rhythm April 2017 HBP successful in 16/21 pts with BBB who qualified for CRT
Cases Case 1: Failed LV lead at implant Case 2: Prior failed LV lead in a patient with congenital heart disease and pacer dependent Case 3: Pacing induced LBBB in a congenital heart block patient
Case # 1 75 year old female with complete infra-nodal heart block, underwent implantation of dual chamber pacemaker 15 years ago Presented with SCA attributed to LQTS (?); underwent upgrade to a dual chamber ICD 3 years later Presented in 2015 with RV lead fracture (resulting in noise and pacemaker inhibition) and a wide complex ventricular escape rhythm EF had been steadily declining over the past 3 years (from 54% to 25%) with NYHA class II HF symptoms Consented to CRT-D upgrade with RV lead revision
Case #1 RV pacing Escape Rhythm for 48 hrs.
Case # 1 RV coil found to be in the middle cardiac vein Only suitable anatomy was the anterior interventricular vein Attempted but phrenic nerve capture and high thresholds Attempted His bundle pacing
EGMs via Pace-Sense Analyzer
Post Implant ECG
Follow-up: Echo at 2 months- EF 50%, NYHA Class I symptoms His pacing threshold 0.25V @ 1ms His Lead
Case # 2 52 year old female with Tetralogy of Fallot repair at age 2 Developed several atrial arrhythmias over the years and underwent multiple ablations Underwent AVJ ablation and placement of a biventricular pacemaker 6 years ago 2 years later, LV lead turned off due to very high pacing thresholds and diaphragmatic stimulation
Case # 2 6 months later, she started to develop progressive shortness of breath and exertional fatigue EF declined to 35%; Epicardial lead placement was offered She sought a second opinion at our congenital heart clinic She was referred for consideration for HBP Challenges: surgical repair and AVJ ablation- unsure if I would be successful; plan for LV lead revision
Paced Rhythm
HBP-1.5V @ 1 ms, EF 54% at 2 months Used a dual chamber PPM Programmed DVIR mode with His lead in atrial port Only pacing output is from the His lead After 3 months, programmed at 2.5V @ 1ms
Fluoroscopy His lead 5/19/2017 22
Case # 3 19 year old with hx of congenital CHB dx at age 6 In 2015 (at age 17), he underwent Boston Scientific DDD-PPM Presented in October 2016 with severe HF, shock liver, multisystem organ failure & evaluation for LVAD & transplant ECHO: EF 14%, biventricular failure, severe dilatation of both RV and LV 5/19/2017 23
Case # 3 HF team suspected possible pacing induced cardiomyopathy (PIC) EP consulted for HBP Pt treated with milrinone and dobutamine for 1 week along with aggressive diuresis prior to undergoing his procedure 5/19/2017 24
RV paced ECG (QRS 200 ms) 5/19/2017 25
HBP (QRS 128 ms) (total procedure time 30 minutes; used same device) 5/19/2017 26
HBP (4 days later); electrical remodeling (QRS 108 ms) 5/19/2017 27
Metabolic Profile (red indices- day after HBP initiated) 500 124 119 1066 865 795 104 111 635 379 146 174 193 198 212 234 256 50 16.5 17.3 19.6 20.8 17.3 13.6 14.1 13.8 13.9 12.4 12.1 8.2 8.4 9.5 10.3 9.2 7.8 8.8 7.51 7.53 6.7 7.59 7.6 7.51 7.44 7.45 7.44 7.42 6.8 7.42 6.7 7.44 7.1 5 5.6 5.5 4.7 3.8 2.8 2.71 2.03 1.8 1.92 1.84 1.53 1.7 1.41 1.41 1.51 1.46 1.37 1.56 1.51 1.45 1.33 1.33 1.32 1.23 1.07 1.04 1.17 1.12 1.07 1.14 1.08 0.87 0.9 0.87 0.95 1 0.81 0.87 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 0.71 19 0.5 platelets INR Cr Bili D Bili T BNP ph 5/19/2017 28
Routine outpatient check (6 months later) A H V A A H V
Conclusions Permanent His bundle pacing can be done safely, effectively, and with a possibility for excellent clinical outcomes in patients with heart block and bundle branch blocks With increasing interest from the EP community, it is likely to gain more traction in the coming years Investment into technology (sheaths, lead designs, programming parameters, etc.) are needed to advance the field #dontdisthehis