Vol 70, No 9 (2012)
Invasive electrophysiology
Published online: 2012-09-20
Do the guidelines always show us the ideal treatment of patients for cardiac resynchronisation therapy?
DOI: 10.33963/v.kp.78816
Kardiol Pol 2012;70(9):968-970.
Abstract
We present a case of 80-year-old man with chronic atrial fibrillation and heart failure with mildly depressed left ventricular
ejection fraction who deteriorated after implantation of pacemaker to right ventricular apex. The patient improved when
pacemaker was upgraded to resynchronisation therapy (CRT). The question is raised if CRT should have been implanted
primarily.
Keywords: resynchronisation therapyheart failureatrial fibrillation
