Bifocal Stimulation in Patient with Congenitally Corrected Transposition of Great Vessels

2011

Congenitally corrected transposition of the great vessels (CCTGV) is a rare congenital heart defect associated with multiple cardiac morphological abnormalities and conduction defects. Complete atrioventricular (AV) block occurs in 30% of patients and it may be present at birth or develop later with a rate of 2% per year; moreover, a systemic right ventricle is frequently characterized by heart failure in adult life. We used a bifocal cardiac stimulation for a young woman affected by CCTGV and atrioventricular Mobitz 2 and 2:1 block, considering structural, anatomic condition, and the high rate of pacing she underwent. (PACE 2012; 35:e296–e298)

Left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy in children: Is segmental fibrosis the cause of tissue Doppler alterations and of EF reduction?

2009

Noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium (LVNC) is a rare congenital cardiomyopathy resulting from an arrest in normal endomyocardial embryogenesis. In 2002 Jenni et al. [Jenni R, Wyss CA, Oechslin EN, Kaufmann PA. Isolated ventricular noncompaction is associated with coronary microcirculatory dysfunction. J Am Coll Cardiol 2002; 39:450-454.] reported a microvascular dysfunction in 12 patients affected by non compaction: areas of restricted myocardial perfusion have been documented by scintigraphy, suggesting a reduction of Coronary flow reserve. McMahon et al reported in a recent article a reduction of TD velocities in children with noncompaction of the left ventricle, compared with nor…

L’ISCHEMIA MIOCARDICA NEL SOGGETTO IPERTESO: IL RUOLO DELLE ALTERAZIONI DEL MICROCIRCOLO CORONARICO

2005

MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA IN THE HYPERTENSIVE PATIENT: THE ROLE OF CORONARY MICROCIRCULATION

2006

PREVALENCE OF METABOLIC SYNDROME IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME

2006

PREVALENCE OF METABOLIC SYNDROME IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME

PREVALENCE OF CAROTID LESIONS IN A MEDITERRANEAN POPULTION OF HYPERTENSIVES

2005

PREVALENCE OF METABOLIC SYNDROME IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES

2005

MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA IN THE HYPERTENSIVE PATIENT: THE ROLE OF CORONARY MICROCIRCULATION

2005

Bifocal stimulation in patient with congenitally corrected transposition of great vessels

2012

Congenitally corrected transposition of the great vessels (CCTGV) is a rare congenital heart defect associated with multiple cardiac morphological abnormalities and conduction defects. Complete atrioventricular (AV) block occurs in 30% of patients and it may be present at birth or develop later with a rate of 2% per year; moreover, a systemic right ventricle is frequently characterized by heart failure in adult life. We used a bifocal cardiac stimulation for a young woman affected by CCTGV and atrioventricular Mobitz 2 and 2:1 block, considering structural, anatomic condition, and the high rate of pacing she underwent