DDD Pacing Therapy Could Serve as a Dual Purpose Treatment in Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy —A Case Report Which Suggests the Importance of Lead Position and the Mechanism—

DDD Pacing Therapy Could Serve as a Dual Purpose Treatment in Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy —A Case Report Which Suggests the Importance of Lead Position and the Mechanism—

We treated a patient with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) who underwent DDD pacing therapy. He suffered from attacks of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) complicated by sick sinus syndrome. Initially, we were unable to decrease the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) gradient by...

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Main Authors: Shiro Nakahara, MD, Kan Takayanagi, MD, Noritaka Toratani, MD, Masanori Seino, MD, Yoshihiko Sakai, MD, Sayuki Kobayashi, MD, Kazuo Matsumoto, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2007-01-01
Series:Journal of Arrhythmia
Subjects:
Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
Pacemaker
Tissue Doppler imaging
Bachmann's bundle pacing
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S188042760780007X

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