Recurrent acute pulmonary oedema and cardiac arrest secondary to intermittent electrical dyssynchrony: a role for cardiac resynchronization despite preserved left ventricular function

Edward Duncan; Kamini Rao; Simon Sporton

doi:10.1093/eurjhf/hfs008

Recurrent acute pulmonary oedema and cardiac arrest secondary to intermittent electrical dyssynchrony: a role for cardiac resynchronization despite preserved left ventricular function

Eur J Heart Fail. 2012 Apr;14(4):445-8. doi: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfs008. Epub 2012 Feb 20.

Authors

Edward Duncan¹, Kamini Rao, Simon Sporton

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Barts and the London NHS Trust, London, UK. [email protected]

PMID: 22348898
DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfs008

Abstract

Recurrent pulmonary oedema with no obvious precipitant can prove difficult to treat in patients with preserved left ventricular (LV) systolic function. This report describes the novel use of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in the prevention of acute pulmonary oedema precipitated by intermittent electrical dyssynchrony in a patient with preserved LV systolic function.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Aged
Bundle-Branch Block / etiology*
Bundle-Branch Block / pathology
Bundle-Branch Block / prevention & control
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy / methods*
Exercise Test
Female
Heart Arrest / etiology*
Heart Arrest / pathology
Heart Arrest / prevention & control
Humans
Pulmonary Edema / etiology*
Pulmonary Edema / pathology
Pulmonary Edema / prevention & control
Recurrence
Respiration, Artificial
Respiratory Insufficiency
Risk
Systole
Time Factors
Ventricular Function, Left