Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 34, Issue 5 , Pages 317-320, September 2005

Left ventricular synchronization by biventricular pacing in Becker muscular dystrophy as assessed by tissue Doppler imaging

  • Claudia Stöllberger, MD

      Affiliations

    • Second Medical Department, Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung, Vienna, Austria
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Claudia Stöllberger, MD, Steingasse 31/18, A-1030 Wien, Vienna, Austria
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  • Josef Finsterer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Neurological Department, Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung, Vienna, Austria

Biventricular (BiV) pacing is a promising therapy for severe heart failure. The effect of BiV pacing is cardiac resynchronization of both ventricles. Asynchrony of the ventricular contraction and restoration of cardiac synchronization can be assessed by tissue Doppler imaging. Here we describe a patient with Becker muscular dystrophy with heart failure caused by dilated cardiomyopathy in whom a BiV pacemaker was implanted.

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PII: S0147-9563(05)00038-5

doi:10.1016/j.hrtlng.2005.03.003

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 34, Issue 5 , Pages 317-320, September 2005

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