Improvement of left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony associated with restoration of left ventricular function in a patient with fulminant myocarditis and complete left bundle branch block

Int J Cardiol. 2008 Jun 23;127(1):e8-11. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.01.052. Epub 2007 Apr 12.

Abstract

A 52-year-old woman with fulminant myocarditis had completed left bundle branch block (LBBB) and severely impaired left ventricular (LV) function. Marked mechanical dyssynchrony with septal-to-posterior delay of 389 ms was observed by echocardiographic speckle tracking radial strain imaging on admission, which was dramatically improved to 106 ms after total recovery from acute myocarditis with restoration of LV ejection fraction whereas her electrocardiogram still showed complete LBBB.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Bundle-Branch Block / complications*
  • Bundle-Branch Block / diagnostic imaging
  • Bundle-Branch Block / physiopathology
  • Echocardiography
  • Electrocardiography
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocarditis / complications*
  • Myocarditis / diagnostic imaging
  • Myocarditis / physiopathology
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / complications*
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / diagnostic imaging
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / physiopathology