Mapping the unseen: Programmed electrical stimulation to detect concealed conduction block
Perpendicular pacing opposite to the direction of SR using premature stimuli is optimal for unmasking CB. PES may also reduce CB in patients who already exhibit complex activation patterns during SR.
Authors
- Ziliang Ye
- Natasja M.S. de Groot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0259-6691)
- Yannick J.H.J. Taverne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9553-5814)
- Jolanda Kluin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5942-4727)
- Antonio Frontera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0372-4480)
- Mathijs S. van Schie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6695-5465)
- Rongheng Liao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1530-4180)
- Vehpi Yildirim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3837-4756)
- Lu Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8358-6112)
- Paul Knops
Institutions
- Erasmus MC (NL)
- Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Heart Rhythm
- Published
- 2025-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2025.10.053
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00