Thresholds and complications with right ventricular septal pacing compared to apical pacing.

Background: Right ventricular septal pacing has been proposed as an alternative to apical pacing. However, data concerning thresholds and requirement for lead repositioning with this technique are scant.

Methods: We reviewed data at implantation and follow-up of 362 consecutive recipients of the same model of active fixation lead (Medtronic 5076-58, Minneapolis, MN, USA) to avoid differences due to lead characteristics.