Successful cardiac resynchronization therapy in a 3-year-old girl with isolated left ventricular non-compaction and narrow QRS complex: A case report

Circulation Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2173-2177

  Saito, Kazuyoshi ^a   Ibuki, Keijirou ^a   Yoshimura, Naoki ^a   Hirono, Keiichi ^a   Watanabe, Sayaka ^a   Watanabe, Kazuhiro ^a   Uese, Keiichiro ^a   Yasukouchi, Satoshi ^b   Ichida, Fukiko ^a   Miyawaki, Toshio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^b Nagano Prefectural Kiso Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Children; Heart failure; Isolated left ventricular non compaction

Indexed keywords

CARVEDILOL; ENALAPRIL MALEATE; PIMOBENDAN;

ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOMEGALY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECG ABNORMALITY; FACE EDEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MURMUR; HEART OUTPUT; HEART PACING; HEPATOMEGALY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR NONCOMPACTION; LUNG CONGESTION; PALLOR; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, CAPACITY AND PERFORMANCE; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; QRS COMPLEX; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; ISOLATED NONCOMPACTION OF THE VENTRICULAR MYOCARDIUM; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 58549118184     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.CJ-08-0806     Document Type: Article

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