Upgrade from ICD to CRT-D: clinical and haemodynamic impact of biventricular pacing in a patient with acquired long QT syndrome

Upgrade from ICD to CRT-D: clinical and haemodynamic impact of biventricular pacing in a patient with acquired long QT syndrome

Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is characterised by both the depolarisation and repolarisation disorder of cardiac muscle cells. Cardiac resynchronising therapy (CRT) is an important treatment option for patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) when echocardiographic and electrocardiographic criteria are m...

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Main Authors: Kawecki Damian, Dola Janusz, Jacheć Wojciech, Wojciechowska Celina, Morawski Stanisław, Tomasik Andrzej, Nowalany-Kozielska Ewa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2015-01-01
Series:Open Medicine
Subjects:
long QT syndrome (LQTS)
cardiac resynchronising therapy (CRT)
resynchronisation therapy defibrillator (CRT-D)
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD)
polymorphic ventricular tachycardia
Torsade de Pointes (TdP)
heart failure (HF)
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