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11270705

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-3-28
pubmed:abstractText
Biventricular, alternative, and multisite pacing are currently being explored to improve cardiac function among patients with medically refractory, end-stage dilated cardiomyopathies. Although, due to inherent myocardial abnormalities, patients with repaired congenital heart defects may be at a greater risk than others to develop heart failure, often requiring cardiac transplantation. The efficacy of biventricular pacing among these patients is unknown. This report presents a patient with successfully repaired congenital heart disease in infancy who developed a symptomatic dilated cardiomyopathy at 22 years of age. Following biventricular pacing, systemic ventricular function showed a 14% improvement in ventricular dP/dt. One month later, subjective symptoms improved and cardiac ultrasound illustrated a 125% increase in fractional area of change. Exercise stress testing showed a 17% improvement in aerobic work capacity.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0147-8389
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
235-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Biventricular pacing as alternative therapy for dilated cardiomyopathy associated with congenital heart disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit 48201, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports