title: Single site left ventricular pacing induced dyssynchrony and cardiomyopathy.
abstract: Single site left ventricular (LV) pacing in the absence of intrinsic ventricular activity can be as detrimental to LV function as right ventricular apical pacing. This report describes a patient with complete heart block who developed significant dyssynchrony and cardiomyopathy secondary to single site lateral LV pacing. The process was reversed by placement of a second anterior LV lead.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, William Harvey Hospital, East Kent NHS Trust, Ashford, UK.
authors.forename: Joy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shome
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Silberbauer
authors.forename: Aldo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rinaldi
authors.forename: Kayvan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kamalvand
mesh_terms: D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006327:Heart Block / Q000150:complications* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*