Complex biventricular pacing - a case series

Emily Catherine Hodkinson; Keith Morrice; William Loan; Jacob Nicholas; Engwooi Chew

doi:10.1016/s0972-6292(16)30714-8

Complex biventricular pacing - a case series

Indian Pacing Electrophysiol J. 2014 Jan 1;14(1):37-43. doi: 10.1016/s0972-6292(16)30714-8. eCollection 2014 Jan.

Authors

Emily Catherine Hodkinson¹, Keith Morrice¹, William Loan¹, Jacob Nicholas¹, Engwooi Chew¹

Affiliation

¹ Belfast City Hospital, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, 51 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7AB.

Abstract

It is established that cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) reduces mortality and hospitalisation and improves functional class in patients with NYHA class 3-4 heart failure, an ejection fraction of ≤ 35% and a QRS duration of ≥ 120ms. Recent updates in the American guidelines have expanded the demographic of patients in whom CRT may be appropriate. Here we present two cases of complex CRT; one with a conventional indication but occluded central veins and the second with a novel indication for CRT post cardiac transplant.

Keywords: Biventricular Pacing.