Breaking Frontiers—Leadless Atrial‐Ventricular Hybrid Upgrade to Dual Chamber Leadless Pacemaker
INTRODUCTION: Leadless pacemakers (LP) have significantly reduced device-related complications compared with conventional systems, yet limitations in atrial pacing and atrioventricular (AV) synchrony restrict their widespread use. METHODS AND RESULTS: We report an 87-year-old man with a history of stage 5 CKD on haemodialysis with complete AV block and a previously implanted Micra-AV who developed symptomatic sinus node dysfunction. To restore AV synchrony and avoid transvenous implantation, an Abbott AVEIR AR atrial LP was implanted, achieving functional dual-chamber leadless pacing. The procedure had no complications, and the follow-up demonstrated 89% AV synchrony with symptomatic improvement. CONCLUSION: This case demonstrates the feasibility of achieving a hybrid dual-chamber leadless pacing system from two different manufacturers in selected patients.
Authors
- Pedro Marques (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8873-2203)
- João Mendes Cravo
- A B Bernardes
- J De Sousa
- Fausto J. Pinto
- Emiliano Manuel Machado
- Lénia Coelho
- Diogo Rosa Ferreira
Institutions
- University of Lisbon (PT)
- Administração Regional de Saúde de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo (PT)
- Hospital de Santa Maria (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology
- Published
- 2026-04-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/pace.70252
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00