Congenital complete atrioventricular block and dilated cardiomyopathy: new light for an old disease.
We present a case of a patient with known complete congenital atrioventricular block (CAVB) since the age of 7 years old that developed dilated cardiomyopathy ten years after VVI-R pacemaker implantation. He presented severe biventricular dysfunction and was symptomatic despite optimal medical therapy. Cardiac resynchronization therapy was used, and he showed clinical and electrocardiographic improvement a month later.
Cardiology Department, Centro Hospitalar São João, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal.
Mariana
M
Paiva
Cardiology Department, Centro Hospitalar São João, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal.
Vania
V
Ribeiro
Cardiology Department, Centro Hospitalar São João, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal.
Raquel
R
Garcia
Cardiology Department, Centro Hospitalar São João, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal.
Sandra
S
Amorim
Cardiology Department, Centro Hospitalar São João, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal.
Manuel
M
Campelo
Cardiology Department, Centro Hospitalar São João, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal.
Elisabete
E
Martins
Cardiology Department, Centro Hospitalar São João, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal.
Brenda
B
Moura
Cardiology Department, Centro Hospitalar São João, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal.
Jose
J
Cardoso
Cardiology Department, Centro Hospitalar São João, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal.
M Júlia
MJ
Maciel