Description
Danesh Kella, MBBS, FHRS of the Mayo Clinic, Florida hosts a discussion with co-host Jason T. Jacobson, MD, FHRS of Westchester Medical Center and guests Roderick Tung, MD, FHRS of the University of Arizona – Phoenix, and Rajeev Kumar Pathak, MBBS, PhD, FHRS of Australian National University and Canberra Hospital. This episode was recorded live at Heart Rhythm 2023 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Learning Objectives
- Left bundle area pacing versus biventricular pacing as an initial strategy in patients requiring CRT (LBBB EF <_ 35% or RV pacing > 40%)
Target Audience
Electrophysiologists
Allied Professionals
Teaching Hospitals
Fellows
Article Authors and Podcast Contributors
Article Authors
Juan Carlos Diaz, MD; William H. Sauer MD, FHRS; Mauricio Duque, MD, FHRS; Bruce A. Koplan, MD, MPH, FHRS; Eric D. Braunstein, MD; Jorge Eduardo Marín, MD; Julian Aristizabal, MD; Cesar Daniel Niño, MD; Oriana Bastidas, MD; Juan Manuel Martinez, MD; Carolina Hoyos, MD; Carlos D. Matos, MD; Nestor LopezCabanillas, MD; Nathaniel A. Steiger, MD; Sunil Kapur, MD; Thomas M. Tadros, MD; David T. Martin, MD; Paul C. Zei, MD, PhD, FHRS; Usha B. Tedrow, MD, MS, FHRS; Jorge E. Romero MD, FHRS.
Podcast Contributors
Jason T. Jacobson, MD, FHRS of Westchester Medical Center
Danesh Kella, MBBS, FHRS of the Mayo Clinic, Florida
Rajeev Kumar Pathak, MBBS, PhD, FHRS of Australian National University and Canberra Hospital
Roderick Tung, MD, FHRS of the University of Arizona – Phoenix
Disclosure Policy
ACE Disclosure Policy
The Heart Rhythm Society is committed to the provision of Accredited Continuing Education (formerly known as Continuing Medical Education (CME)) that is balanced, objective, and evidence based. HRS adheres to the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) which require that those individuals in a position to control the content of an educational activity (including, but not limited to, planners, faculty, authors, committee members, content reviewers, editors, and staff) disclose all financial relationships with an ACCME-defined ineligible company* within the 24 months prior to the disclosure.
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ACCME Definition:
*An ineligible company is one whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Examples of such organizations include:
- Advertising, marketing, or communication firms whose clients are ineligible companies
- Bio-medical startups that have begun a governmental regulatory approval process
- Compounding pharmacies that manufacture proprietary compounds
- Device manufacturers or distributors
- Diagnostic labs that sell proprietary products
- Growers, distributors, manufacturers or sellers of medical foods and dietary supplements
- Manufacturers of health-related wearable products
- Pharmaceutical companies or distributors
- Pharmacy benefit managers
- Reagent manufacturers or sellers
All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.Host Disclosure(s):
J. Jacobson: Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: American College of Cardiology, Zoll Medical Corporation; Research (Contracted Grants for PIs Named Investigators Only): Abbott, Phillips; Stock Ownership: Atlas 5D
D. Kella: No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
Contributor Disclosure(s):
R. Pathak: No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
R. Tung: Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: Abbott, AtriCure, Biotronik, Boston Scientific, Medtronic
Staff Disclosure(s) (note: HRS staff are NOT in control of educational content. Disclosures are provided solely for full transparency to the learner):
J. Glenn: No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
S. Sailor: No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.