title: Acute cardiac failure following pacing in an adult patient with congenital complete heart block.
abstract: A case of an adult patient with congenital complete heart block is reported in whom acute heart failure followed pacemaker implantation. It is uncertain whether the associated cardiomyopathy was present since birth, although right ventricular pacing was probably responsible for further deterioration of myocardial function. Synchronous pacing of both ventricles might be recommended in these patients.
authors.affiliation: Agenzia Regionale Sanità, Regione Toscana, Italy. elisa.dolara@tin.it
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dolara
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cammelli
authors.forename: Leandro
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chiodi
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Favilli
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D054537:Atrioventricular Block / Q000151:congenital* / Q000628:therapy*; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018450:Disease Progression; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013318:Stroke Volume