Annalisa Bagatin

Dr. Annalisa Bagatin


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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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4 February 2025 in Journal of Clinical Medicine
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Mauro BiffiMauro Biffi
Mauro Biffi
ABAnnalisa Bagatin
Annalisa Bagatin
ASAlberto Spadotto
Alberto Spadotto
MLMirco Lazzeri
Mirco Lazzeri
ACAlessandro Carecci
Alessandro Carecci
MZMatteo Ziacchi
Matteo Ziacchi
Background/Objectives: Right ventricular pacing (RVP), leadless pacing (LL), and conduction system pacing (CSP) are treatment options for atrioventricular block (AVB), each with distinct characteristics. However, the long-term outcomes of these pacing strategies remain insufficiently compared. This study evaluates clinical and echocardiographic outcomes of patients with AVB treated with dual chamber RVP, His bundle pacing (HBP), or LL. Methods: This single-center observational registry study included 22 consecutive patients receiving LL with atrioventricular resynchronization functionality (October 2020 to October 2022), matched with 66 control patients receiving either RVP (33 patients) or HBP (33 patients) using propensity score matching (2:3:3 ratio). Primary and secondary endpoints included all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, heart failure, and echocardiographic outcomes. Atrioventricular synchrony in the LL group was assessed. Results: At two years, all-cause mortality was significantly higher in the LL group compared to RVP (36.4% vs. 6.1%, p = 0.002) and HBP (36.4% vs. 12.1%, p = 0.03), but LL had a more severe clinical profile. Cardiovascular mortality and heart failure incidence showed no significant differences. Patients receiving RVP showed a significant decrease in left ventricular ejection fraction and an increase in ventricular volumes. In contrast, HBP patients exhibited favorable cardiac remodeling. Stratification based on atrial sensing showed that LL patients with >66% AV synchrony had a lower mortality (p = 0.02). Conclusions: CSP offers superior results compared to other pacing methods in terms of ventricular function owing to a physiological ventricular activation and maintenance of AV synchrony. However, LL may be a viable alternative for frail and high-risk patients, as the suboptimal AV synchrony is traded off with lesser ventricular dyssynchrony.