Emergency cardiac resynchronisation in a 4kg infant post surgical closure of ventricular septal defect

Michael Yeong; Elizabeth Rumball; Susan Sinclair; Jonathan R Skinner

doi:10.1016/j.hlc.2012.08.056

Emergency cardiac resynchronisation in a 4kg infant post surgical closure of ventricular septal defect

Heart Lung Circ. 2013 Apr;22(4):317-9. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.08.056. Epub 2012 Sep 19.

Authors

Michael Yeong¹, Elizabeth Rumball, Susan Sinclair, Jonathan R Skinner

Affiliation

¹ Green Lane Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Services, Starship Children's Hospital, Park Road, Grafton, Auckland 1023, New Zealand. [email protected]

PMID: 22999441
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.08.056

Abstract

Cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) is an established treatment for adult patients with cardiac failure due to mechanical and electrical dyssynchrony. Data on CRT in infants are scarce. We report the remarkable success of emergent CRT by epicardial pacing of the left ventricular apex in a 4kg infant with left ventricular failure due to LV dyssynchrony from left bundle branch block.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Bundle-Branch Block* / etiology
Bundle-Branch Block* / therapy
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy*
Cardiac Surgical Procedures / adverse effects
Heart Failure* / etiology
Heart Failure* / therapy
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / surgery*
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Postoperative Complications / therapy*