Twenty‐four hour continuous transvenous temporary right ventricular pacing in healthy horses

Author:

Avison Amanda1,Gelzer Anna R.2ORCID,Reef Virginia B.1,Wulster Bills Kathryn B.1,de Solis Cris Navas1,Kraus Marc S.2ORCID,Slack JoAnn1,Stefanovski Darko1ORCID,Deacon Lindsay J.1,Underwood Claire1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Clinical Studies, New Bolton Center School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Kennett Square Pennsylvania USA

2. Department of Clinical Sciences and Advanced Medicine School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA

Abstract

AbstractBackgroundThe ability to perform transvenous temporary cardiac pacing (TV‐TP) is critical to stabilize horses with symptomatic bradyarrhythmias. Reports of successful TV‐TP in horses are limited, and only briefly describe short‐term pacing.ObjectiveTo describe temporary, medium‐term (24 h) transvenous right ventricular pacing in awake horses using a bipolar torque‐directed pacing catheter.AnimalsSix healthy adult institutional teaching horses.MethodsProspective experimental study with 2 immediately successive TV‐TP lead placements in each horse with a target location of the RV apex. One placement was performed primarily with echocardiographic guidance and 1 primarily with fluoroscopic guidance. In all placements, corresponding images were obtained with both imaging modalities. Horses were then paced for 24 h, unrestricted in a stall with continuous telemetric ECG monitoring. Echocardiographically determined lead position, episodes of pacing failure in the preceding 6 h, and pacing thresholds were recorded every 6 h. Pacing failure was defined as a period of loss of capture longer than 20 s.ResultsPacing leads were placed with both guidance methods and maintained for 24 h with no complications. Two horses with leads angled caudally in the right ventricular apex had no pacing failure, the remaining 4 horses had varying degrees of loss of capture. Leads located in the right ventricular apex had longer time to pacing failure and lower capture thresholds P < 0.05.Conclusions and Clinical ImportanceMedium‐term TV‐TP is feasible and has potential for stabilization of horses with symptomatic bradyarrhythmias. Lead position in the right ventricular apex appears optimal. Continuous ECG monitoring is recommended to detect pacing failure.

Publisher

Wiley

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