Tang C, Klein GJ, Guiraudon GM, Yeung-Lai-Wah JA, Qi A, Kerr CR. Pacing in right ventricular dysplasia after disconnection surgery.
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2000;
11:199-202. [PMID:
10709715 DOI:
10.1111/j.1540-8167.2000.tb00320.x]
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Abstract
This report describes a 33-year-old patient with arrhythmogenic right ventricular (RV) dysplasia who had a dual chamber pacemaker implanted at age 23 years for drug-induced bradycardia. Pacing was continued after right ventricular free-wall disconnection (RVFWD) at age 24 years. Her pacemaker was not replaced after battery depletion 7 years later. She presented the following year in severe right-sided heart failure. Her old pacemaker generator was replaced. This was followed by rapid resolution of her clinical failure and return to a full, active, physical lifestyle. This observation suggests the potential benefit of dual chamber pacing in patients with RV dysplasia after RVFWD.
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