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Korean Circ J. 2016 May;46(3):421-4. doi: 10.4070/kcj.2016.46.3.421. Epub 2016 May 30.

Reversal of Pacing-Induced Cardiomyopathy by Normal QRS Axis Pacing.

Korean circulation journal

Ji Hyun Yang, Ju Youn Kim, Sung-Hwan Kim, Yong-Seog Oh

Affiliations

  1. Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.

PMID: 27275181 PMCID: PMC4891609 DOI: 10.4070/kcj.2016.46.3.421

Abstract

Right ventricular apical pacing has been a commonly used method for placement of permanent pacemaker, but it is known to be associated with ventricular dyssynchrony and may lead to heart failure. Septal pacing could be an alternative method to improve this complication but the results have been conflicting; hence, other strategies are needed. This case is about a patient with pacing-induced cardiomyopathy who showed much improvement after repositioning the leads to a site different from that of normally paced QRS axis.

Keywords: Cardiac pacing; Cardiomyopathy; Heart failure; Pacemaker

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