title: Immediate relief of congestive heart failure by ventricular pacing in chronic bradycardia.
abstract: We report the case of a patient with chronic bradycardia and congestive heart failure whose clinical and hemodynamic status improved immediately after the implantation of a VVI pacing system. The role of chronic bradycardia in the development of congestive heart failure is discussed.
authors.affiliation: University of Athens School of Medicine, Department of Clinical Therapeutics, Alexandra Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Argirios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ntalianis
authors.forename: John N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Nanas
mesh_terms: D001919:Bradycardia / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D017380:Hypertrophy, Right Ventricular / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000503:physiopathology; D016276:Ventricular Function / Q000502:physiology*