Congenital complete atrioventricular block and dilated cardiomyopathy: new light for an old disease.
Case Rep Cardiol 2012;
2012:451375. [PMID:
24826251 PMCID:
PMC4008351 DOI:
10.1155/2012/451375]
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Abstract
We present a case of a patient with known complete congenital atrioventricular block (CAVB) since the age of 7 years old that developed dilated cardiomyopathy ten years after VVI-R pacemaker implantation. He presented severe biventricular dysfunction and was symptomatic despite optimal medical therapy. Cardiac resynchronization therapy was used, and he showed clinical and electrocardiographic improvement a month later.
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