Apparent Acute Reversible Right Ventricular Pacing‐Induced Left Ventricular Dysfunction |
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| Authors: | CHARLES C. TE M.D. STAVROS STAVRAKIS M.D. PEDRO LOZANO M.D. DWIGHT REYNOLDS M.D. F.H.R.S. |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Section, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA |
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| Abstract: | Apparent Acute Reversible Right Ventricular Pacing‐Induced Left Ventricular Dysfunction . We report the case of a 70‐year‐old Caucasian male with a dual chamber (right atrium/right ventricle) pacemaker implanted for sinus node dysfunction and not pacemaker (PM) dependent who was found to have an apparent acute worsening of left ventricular (LV) function with right ventricular (RV) apical pacing caused by the mode switch to VVI pacing as battery depletion occurred. LV dysfunction resolved immediately with RV pacing turned off. To our knowledge, this is the first report of this phenomenon. (J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, Vol. 24, pp. 224‐226, February 2013) |
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| Keywords: | heart failure left ventricular dysfunction pacemaker‐induced cardiomyopathy right ventricular pacing |
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