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Left Ventricular Pacing in Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy: Blessing or Blunder?
Author(s) -
NIAZI IMRAN,
RENNICK NEIL,
KIEMEN JO ANN,
SRA JASBIR
Publication year - 2013
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.1540-8159.2011.03201.x
Subject(s) - medicine , arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia , cardiology , ventricle , blessing , cardiomyopathy , ventricular outflow tract , endocardium , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , apex (geometry) , heart failure , anatomy , archaeology , history
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD) predominantly involves the right ventricle, and myocardium is progressively replaced by fat and fibrous tissue in the apex, base, and outflow tract regions. This pathology, and the progressive nature of the disease, poses special challenges for implant and subsequent appropriate functioning of an implantable cardioverter‐defibrillator. This case report describes a solution to problems during lead placement in patients with ARVD.