BACKGROUND: The clinical impact of Periprocedural myocardial injury (PMI) in patients undergoing permanent pacemaker implantation with Left Bundle Branch Area Pacing (LBBAP) is unknown. METHODS: 130 patients undergoing LBBAP from January 2020 to June 2021 and completing 12 months follow up were enrolled to assess the impact of PMI on composite clinical outcome (CCO) defined as any of the following: all-cause death, hospitalization for heart failure (HHF), hospitalization for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and ventricular arrhythmias (VAs). High sensitivity Troponin T (HsTnT) was measured up to 24-h after intervention to identify the peak HsTnT values. PMI was defined as increased peak HsTnT values at least > 99th percentile of the upper reference limit (URL: 15 pg/ml) in patients with normal baseline values. RESULTS: PMI occurred in 72 of 130 patients (55%). ROC analysis yielded a post-procedural peak HsTnT cutoff of fourfold the URL for predicting the CCO (AUC: 0.692; p = 0.023; sensitivity 73% and specificity 71%). Of the enrolled patients, 20% (n = 26) had peak HsTnT > fourfold the URL. Patients with peak HsTnT > fourfold the URL exhibited a higher incidence of the CCO than patients with peak HsTnT ≤ fourfold the URL (31% vs. 10%; p = 0.005), driven by more frequent hospitalizations for ACS (15% vs. 3%; p = 0.010). Multiple (> 2) lead repositions attempts, the use of septography and stylet-driven leads were independent predictors of higher risk of PMI with peak HsTnT > fourfold the URL. CONCLUSIONS: PMI seems common among patients undergoing LBBAP and may be associated with an increased risk of clinical outcomes in case of more pronounced (peak HsTnT > fourfold the URL) myocardial damage occurring during the procedure.

1st Department of Internal Medicine Cardiology and Angiology Faculty of Medicine University Hospital and Charles University Hradec Králové Czech Republic

Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas en RED en Enfermedades Cardiovasculares Madrid Spain

Department of Cardiology Cardiocenter 3rd Faculty of Medicine Charles University University Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady Prague Czech Republic

Department of Cardiology Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht Maastricht University Medical Center Maastricht The Netherlands

Department of Cardiovascular Sciences Policlinico Casilino of Rome Via Casilina 1049 00169 Rome Italy

Electrophysiology Section Cardiology Department Hospital Universitari 1 Politècnic La Fe Área de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares Valencia Spain

Pauley Heart Center Division of Cardiology Department of Internal Medicine Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond VA USA

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