Peri-infarct pacing does not improve outcomes in patients with large myocardial infarction

(European Society of Cardiology) In patients with a large myocardical infarction, pacing, with the left ventricular lead placed in the area of the lesion (peri-infarct) did not prevent further enlargement of the heart (remodeling), nor did it improve functional or clinical outcomes after 18 months, according to results of the Pacing Remodeling Prevention Therapy trial trial.