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Cardiac resynchronization as therapy for congestive cardiac failure in children dependent on chronic cardiac pacing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 March 2006

Eugène van Beek ,
Ad Backx  and
Sandeep Singh
Eugène van Beek
Affiliation:
Children's Hearth Centre, University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Ad Backx
Affiliation:
Children's Hearth Centre, University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Sandeep Singh
Affiliation:
Children's Hearth Centre, University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Abstract

Three patients with heart failure after chronic right ventricular apical pacing were treated with resynchronization. Biventricular pacing was used for two patients, and the other was treated with left univentricular pacing. In all patients, we observed a dramatic improvement of left ventricular dimension, function, and clinical state. We conclude that biventricular or left ventricular pacing is superior to right ventricular apical pacing in children who are pacemaker-dependent.

Keywords

Resynchronization therapychronic pacingcardiac failurelead position
Type
Brief Report
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , April 2006 , pp. 187 - 189
Copyright
© 2006 Cambridge University Press

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