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Periodic Limb Movement Disorder: An Unusual Mechanism of Twiddling and Potential Benefit from Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
Author(s) -
SHALABY ALAA A.,
ATWOOD CHARLES W.,
WALSH SHEILA,
HICKEY KELLY A.
Publication year - 2005
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.1540-8159.2005.40034.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiac resynchronization therapy , mechanism (biology) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , movement (music) , heart failure , cardiology , philosophy , ejection fraction , epistemology , aesthetics
Dislodgement of an LV lead is attributed to periodic limb movement disorder. Resynchronization therapy improves CHF and symptoms of periodic limb movement disorder. Potential interaction of disordered sleep and CHF in this case is briefly reviewed.