A case of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy with localized upper septal hypertrophy: reduction of left ventricular outflow obstruction by dual-chamber (DDD) pacing.
A patient with localized upper septal hypertrophy and medically uncontrolled severe outflow obstruction is described. His outflow obstruction was controlled by the implantation of a dual-chamber (DDD) permanent pacemaker.
Kobashi
A
A
Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki, Japan.
Suwa
M
M
Umeda
T
T
Ito
T
T
Sakai
Y
Y
Hirota
Y
Y
Kawamura
K
K
D000368:Aged; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left