Right ventricular dysplasia with complete atrioventricular block: necessity and limitation of left ventricular epicardial pacing.
This paper reports a case of right ventricular dysplasia, in which the patient presented with atrioventricular block and was followed for more than 8 years under left ventricular epicardial pacing. Five years after first epicardial pacemaker implantation, loss of capture occurred. Replacement of the epicardial leads was performed.
Department of Cardiology, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi, Japan.
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Akazawa
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Ikeda
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Minezaki
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Hayashi
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Kuroki
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Shimada
D000328:Adult; D019571:Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia / Q000628:therapy*; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006327:Heart Block / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D013997:Time Factors