
Transient left bundle branch block and intraventricular dyssynchrony as a cause of reversible left ventricular dysfunction: The “in vivo ” documentation of spontaneous electrical remodeling
Author(s) -
Moccia Eleonora,
Sanna Giuseppe D.,
Parodi Guido
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
annals of noninvasive electrocardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.494
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1542-474X
pISSN - 1082-720X
DOI - 10.1111/anec.12667
Subject(s) - medicine , left bundle branch block , cardiology , asymptomatic , qrs complex , heart failure
Spontaneous resolution of non‐rate‐dependent left bundle branch block (LBBB) has been rarely reported. We present the case of a 74‐year‐old woman admitted with pulmonary edema, a newly diagnosed LBBB and severe left ventricular (LV) dysfunction. Five months later, the patient was asymptomatic, the ECG recording showed complete regression of the LBBB to narrow QRS and LV function completely recovered. However, at one‐year follow‐up LBBB reappeared together with mild LV dysfunction. Spontaneous resolution of LBBB may be responsible for LV electrical and mechanical reverse remodeling in dyssynchronopathies.