Patient selection: syncope
Outcome: permanent pacing
Indications from electrophysiologic testing - one or more of the following:
(1) prolonged His-ventricular (HV) interval in milliseconds (HV >= 70 ms)
(2) induction of atrioventricular block by atrial pacing
(3) intra- or infrahisian atrioventricular block during class I drug (procainamide, ajmaline, other) administration
(4) prolonged HV interval (HV >100) during class I drug (procainamide, ajmaline, other) administration
The sensitivity of electrophysiologic testing for patients requiring a pacemaker is about 70%, with additional patients identified on follow-up (which involves placement of an implantable loop recorder).
