Atrioventricular Sequential Pacing for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy During Liver Transplantation

A A Case Rep. 2015 Oct 15;5(8):134-8. doi: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000000219.

Abstract

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a myocardial disorder that carries an increased risk of morbidity and mortality during liver transplantation. We describe the use of atrioventricular sequential pacing, placed preoperatively, to assist with intraoperative management of a patient with severe refractory hypertrophic cardiomyopathy undergoing orthotopic piggyback liver transplantation. We discuss the pathogenesis and treatment of this infrequent but serious comorbidity.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cardiac Pacing, Artificial*
  • Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Liver Transplantation / methods*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged