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Our aim was to investigate unipolar iEGM waveforms during perforation and to compare them to those at the final lead position.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods and results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The iEGMS of consecutive patients who had perforation during LBBAP implantation were systematically analysed. A total of 92 patients with perforation were included. In the unfiltered channel, sensed COI amplitude was lower with perforation [3.0 (1.5\u20134.1) mV] than at the final lead position [14.0 (9.2\u201317.5) mV, P &amp;lt; 0.0001], as was also the case during pacing. Patients with narrow QRS\/non-LBBB typically had wide negative (QS) waveforms during sensing (in 67% of cases), whereas those with LBBB\/paced rhythm had positive (wide R\/RS) morphologies (in 93% of cases). In the former subgroup, a sensed Q or S amplitude &amp;gt; COI amplitude (which is easy to eyeball during lead deployment) had a sensitivity of 86% and a specificity of 93% for diagnosing perforation. Waveforms during macroperforation (with loss of capture, n = 27) differed compared to microperforation (with preserved capture, n = 65), with significantly lower COI amplitudes, more frequent QS morphology, and rarer sharp multiphasic components in the ventriculogram of the filtered channel.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Beyond COI amplitude, additional iEGM waveform parameters may be used to evaluate the presence of LBBAP perforation and should be carefully monitored during lead deployment to improve safety.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/europace\/euag010","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,5]],"date-time":"2026-02-05T12:45:45Z","timestamp":1770295545000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Distinct intracardiac electrogram waveforms with perforation during left bundle branch area 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