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Congenital Complete Atrioventricular Block and Dilated Cardiomyopathy: New Light for an Old Disease

Authors :
Mariana Paiva
Vania Ribeiro
Raquel Garcia
Sandra Amorim
Manuel Campelo
Elisabete Martins
Brenda Moura
Jose Cardoso
M. Júlia Maciel
Source :
Case Reports in Cardiology, Vol 2012 (2012)
Publication Year :
2012
Publisher :
Hindawi Limited, 2012.

Abstract

We present a case of a patient with known complete congenital atrioventricular block (CAVB) since the age of 7 years old that developed dilated cardiomyopathy ten years after VVI-R pacemaker implantation. He presented severe biventricular dysfunction and was symptomatic despite optimal medical therapy. Cardiac resynchronization therapy was used, and he showed clinical and electrocardiographic improvement a month later.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20906404 and 20906412
Volume :
2012
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Case Reports in Cardiology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.366347a8e1604938b658092799d84f48
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/451375