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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Main Authors: Pedro Carmo, Graça Nogueira, Rui Anjos, Pedro Adragão, Diogo Cavaco, Regina Ribeiras, José Pedro Neves, Maymone Martins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-01-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204911000651