Cardiac resynchronization therapy for the failing Fontan patient

Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 Jun;85(6):2136-8. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.12.010.

Abstract

Myocardial dysfunction is the leading cause of death in single-ventricle patients. Heart transplantation has traditionally been reserved for Fontan patients with end-stage myocardial dysfunction. Cardiac resynchronization therapy with multisite pacing was found to improve the myocardial performance in Fontan patients in acute postoperative settings; however, its role is unclear in chronic Fontan patients with progressive myocardial dysfunction. We present a case in which cardiac resynchronization therapy improved both hemodynamics and clinical condition in a Fontan patient with advanced myocardial dysfunction.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cardiac Output, Low / therapy*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Electrocardiography
  • Electrodes, Implanted
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Fontan Procedure*
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / surgery*
  • Heart Failure / therapy*
  • Heart Ventricles / abnormalities*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pacemaker, Artificial*
  • Postoperative Complications / therapy*
  • Reoperation