Abstract
Direct His Bundle Pacing in Congenital AV Block. Congenital complete atrioventricular block (CCAVB) is usually due to failure of AV nodal conduction with preservation of the His Purkinje system, typically present at birth. While most patients with CCAVB ultimately require pacemaker therapy to restore physiologic heart rates, recent studies have suggested that chronic right ventricular (RV) pacing in patients with CCAVB can have detrimental effects on cardiac structure and function, and may account for a 7-10% incidence of congestive heart failure in these patients. Since the His Purkinje system is preserved in CCAVB, this patient population could be uniquely well served by direct His bundle pacing (DHBP) which would be expected to restore physiologic activation of both ventricles. We present a case of a young woman who presented with RV pacing-induced cardiomyopathy who responded dramatically to DHBP.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 818-821 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- His bundle pacing
- cardiomyopathy
- dyssynchrony
- heart block
- pacemaker
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
- Physiology (medical)