Recognition and management of complex rhythm disorders in heterotopic heart transplantation.
J Heart Lung Transplant
; 28(3): 294-6, 2009 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-19285624
ABSTRACT
Managing arrhythmias is challenging in patients who have undergone heterotopic heart transplantation because of the superimposed rhythms of the native and donor hearts. We present the case of a 43-year-old man with a previously placed biventricular pacemaker who underwent heterotopic heart transplantation and later developed acute rejection of the donor heart, which led to bradycardia and pause-dependent ventricular fibrillation. The patient remained clinically stable in the short term, likely because of partial recovery of myocardial function in the native heart. He later underwent placement of a pacing lead in the donor heart, allowing linking of the two hearts via a biventricular pacemaker.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2009
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Article