Cardiac resynchronization improves
heart failure in one patient with Myotonic
Dystrophy type 1. A case report |
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| Authors: | VINCENZO RUSSO ANNA RAGO ANDREA ANTONIO PAPA GERARDO NIGRO |
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| Affiliation: | Chair of Cardiology, Second University of Naples, Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy |
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We report an improvement in symptoms of heart failure, a reduced left ventricular dysfunction and induced reverse remodelling in one patient with Myotonic Dystrophy type 1, showing an early onset ventricular dysfunction secondary to a complete left bundle branch block (LBBB) who underwent cardioverter defibrillator CRT (ICD- CRT) implantation.Key words: myotonic dystrophy, cardiac resynchronization therapy, sudden death |
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