Feasibility of pacemaker therapy after dynamic cardiomyoplasty.
A 54-year-old man presented with total atrioventricular (AV) block 3 months after dynamic cardiomyoplasty was performed because of heart failure due to idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. Though the cardiomyostimulator acted as a back-up pacemaker, a DDDR pacemaker was implanted to optimize hemodynamics. During testing no cross-sensing or cross-stimulation between the pacemaker and the cardiomyostimulator was demonstrable. The synchronization delay, however, had to be adjusted.
van Den Berg
M P
MP
Department of Cardiology, Thorax Center, University Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands.
Nagelkerke
D
D
Brouwer
R M
RM
Mulder
H
H
de Boer
H
H
Crijns
H J
HJ
D018421:Cardiomyoplasty; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006327:Heart Block / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial