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Feasibility of Pacemaker Therapy After Dynamic Cardiomyoplasty
Author(s) -
BERG MAARTEN P.,
NAGELKERKE DICK,
BROUWER RENE M.H.J.,
MULDER HENK,
BOER HANS,
CRIJNS HARRY J.G.M.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1999.tb00361.x
Subject(s) - medicine , atrioventricular block , cardiology , cardiomyoplasty , dilated cardiomyopathy , heart block , heart failure , electrocardiography
A 54‐year‐old man presented with total atrioventricular (AV) block 3 months after dynamic cardiomyoplasty was performed because of heart failure due to idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. Though the cardiomyostimulator acted as a back‐up pacemaker, a DDDR pacemaker was implanted to optimize hemodynamics. During testing no cross‐sensing or cross‐stimulation between the pacemaker and the cardiomyostimulator was demonstrable. The synchronization delay, however, had to be adjusted.