Table 1

Baseline patient characteristics

Characteristic
Male gender (n, %)53 (50)
History of supraventricular arrhythmia (n, %)55 (52)
Prior CCF admission (n, %)8 (8)
Ventricular morphology (n, %)
 Systemic LV40 (38)
 Systemic RV40 (38)
 Single ventricle26 (25)
Systemic ventricle impairment (n, %)
 Normal67 (63)
 Mild32 (30)
 Moderate7 (7)
Subpulmonary ventricle impairment (n, %)
 Normal71 (67)
 Mild8 (8)
 Moderate1 (1)
 N/A26 (25)
Moderate–severe systemic AVV regurgitation (n, %)6 (6)
QRS width (ms, mean±SD)123±28
QRS morphology (n, %)
 RBBB36 (34)
 LBBB4 (4)
 IVCD19 (18)
Ventricular lead route (n, %)*
 Endocardial53 (51)
 Epicardial51 (49)
  • *Two patients had atrial leads only.

  • AVV, atrioventricular valve; CCF, congestive cardiac failure; IVCD, interventricular conduction delay; LBBB, left bundle branch block; LV, left ventricle; N/A, not available; RBBB, right bundle branch block; RV, right ventricle.