Cardiac resynchronization therapy with His bundle pacing as a method of treatment of chronic heart failure in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation and left bundle branch block
We present a case of 71-year-old woman with dilated cardiomyopathy, NYHA functional class III and AF. We implanted CRT combined with direct His-bundle pacing. The indication for such a therapy was a left bundle branch block with a QRS complex of 178 ms and a left ventricular EF of 15%, left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVEDD) of 75 mm. After 8 months of follow-up the LVEDD was 60 mm with EF 35–40%.
Source: Journal of Electrocardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Krzysztof Boczar, Agnieszka S ławuta, Andrzej Ząbek, Maciej Dębski, Jacek Gajek, Jacek Lelakowski, Barbara Małecka Source Type: research
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