title: Bifocal stimulation in patient with congenitally corrected transposition of great vessels.
abstract: Congenitally corrected transposition of the great vessels (CCTGV) is a rare congenital heart defect associated with multiple cardiac morphological abnormalities and conduction defects. Complete atrioventricular (AV) block occurs in 30% of patients and it may be present at birth or develop later with a rate of 2% per year; moreover, a systemic right ventricle is frequently characterized by heart failure in adult life. We used a bifocal cardiac stimulation for a young woman affected by CCTGV and atrioventricular Mobitz 2 and 2:1 block, considering structural, anatomic condition, and the high rate of pacing she underwent.
authors.affiliation: Operative Unit of Cardiology, EP Lab, Post Graduate School of Cardiology, A.O.U. Policlinico P. Giaccone, University of Palermo, Palermo 90243, Italy. g.coppola@unipa.it
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Coppola
authors.forename: Claudia L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Visconti
authors.forename: Calogero
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Casalicchio
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Licata
authors.forename: Egle
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Corrado
authors.forename: Gianfranco
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ciaramitaro
authors.forename: Emiliano
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Navarra
authors.forename: Khalil
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fattouch
authors.forename: Pasquale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Assennato
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Novo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000628:therapy*; D054537:Atrioventricular Block / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D000080041:Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome