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. 2020 Nov;9(3):136–145. doi: 10.15420/aer.2020.14

Table 2: Electrical Responses in His Bundle Pacing for Broad Intrinsic QRS.

Intrinsic QRS Degree of BBB correction His Bundle Pacing
LBBB Full correction S-HBP
Normal QRS appearance
(no BBB morphology)
Stim-QRSend < H-QRSend
paced QRSd < 120 ms < intrinsic QRSd
NS-HBP
Pre-excited normal QRS appearance
(no BBB morphology)
Stim-QRSend usually < H-QRSend
paced QRSd >120 ms
paced QRSd usually < intrinsic QRSd
Partial correction S-HBP
LBBB morphology
Stim-QRSend < H-QRSend
paced QRSd < intrinsic QRSd
NS-HBP
LBBB QRS morphology
Stim-QRSend </= H-QRSend
paced QRSd >120 ms
paced QRSd usually < intrinsic QRSd
No correction Stim-QRSend = H-QRSend
S-HBP
LBBB morphology
paced QRSd = intrinsic QRSd
NS-HBP
LBBB morphology
paced QRSd > intrinsic QRSd
Myocardium-only capture LBBB morphology
Stim-QRSend usually > H-QRSend
paced QRSd > intrinsic QRSd
RBBB* Bundle recruitment S-HBP
Normal QRS appearance
(No BBB morphology)
Stim-QRSend < H-QRSend
paced QRSd < 120 ms < intrinsic QRSd
NS-HBP
Pre-excited normal QRS appearance
(No BBB morphology)
Stim-QRSend < H-QRSend
paced QRSd </=/> intrinsic QRSd
Resynchronisation NS-HBP without right bundle recruitment
Pre-excited normal QRS appearance (No BBB morphology)
Stim-QRSend < H-QRSend paced QRSd < intrinsic QRSd
No bundle recruitment or resynchronisation S-HBP without right bundle recruitment
RBBB morphology
Stim-QRSend = H-QRSend paced QRSd = intrinsic QRSd
Myocardium-only capture LBBB morphology
Stim-QRSend > H-QRSend paced QRSd > intrinsic QRSd
IVCD Partial correction Variable response†
No correction S-HBP
Stim-QRSend = H-QRSend
paced QRSd = intrinsic QRSd
NS-HBP
Stim-QRSend < H-QRSend
paced QRSd </=/> intrinsic QRSd
Myocardium-only capture LBBB morphology
Stim-QRSend </=/> H-QRSend paced QRSd </=/> intrinsic QRSd

Comparison of 12-lead ECG responses to different kinds of conduction system capture in His bundle pacing (HBP) for broad intrinsic QRS complex. *Right bundle branch block (RBBB) can be resynchronised in two ways: bundle recruitment with or without myocardial capture; and non-selective (NS)-HBP without bundle recruitment, which will resynchronise the right ventricle due to the presence of at least two wavefronts in the right ventricle (one from myocardial capture and at least one breakout from the left ventricle). †ECG response of intraventricular conduction delay (IVCD) to conduction system pacing depends on degree of correctable left- or right-sided conduction system delay present. BBB = bundle branch block; H-QRSend = duration from His potential to QRS offset; LBBB = left bundle branch block; QRSd = QRS duration; S-HBP = selective His bundle pacing; Stim-QRSend = duration from pacing stimulus to QRS offset.