Upgrading to biventricular pacing for dilated cardiomyopathy following right ventricular pacing in a young patient
A 2-day-old male infant required a conventional VVI pacemaker for congenital atrioventricular block. Three years later, he developed progressive heart failure due to left ventricular (LV) dysfunction and mitral regurgitation despite optimized medical treatment, and a cardiac resynchronization therap...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2012-01-01
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Series: | Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition) |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204911000651 |