Cardiac resynchronization therapy improved heart failure after left bundle branch block during transcatheter aortic valve implantation

J Invasive Cardiol. 2012 Mar;24(3):132-3.

Abstract

After transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in a 75-year-old male, chronic wide left bundle branch block (LBBB) developed. He experienced repeated episodes of decompensated systolic heart failure with severe systolic left ventricular dysfunction. After cardiac resynchronization therapy, his heart function improved substantially and he had no further admissions for heart failure. Cardiac resynchronization therapy can be effective in systolic heart failure associated with LBBB developing after TAVI.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Angioplasty / adverse effects*
  • Angioplasty / instrumentation
  • Angioplasty / methods
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / therapy*
  • Bundle-Branch Block / complications*
  • Bundle-Branch Block / etiology
  • Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy*
  • Heart Failure / etiology*
  • Heart Failure / therapy*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Treatment Outcome