Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillator Treatment in a Child with Heart Failure and Ventricular Arrhythmia
Kim, Hak Ju;Cho, Sungkyu;Kim, Woong-Han;
korean journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery2016Vol. 49pp. 292-294
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Abstract
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is a new treatment for refractory heart failure. However, most patients
with heart failure treated with CRT are adults, middle-aged or older with idiopathic or ischemic dilated
cardiomyopathy. We treated a 12-year-old boy, who was transferred after cardiac arrest, with dilated
cardiomyopathy, left bundle-branch block, and ventricular tachycardia. We performed cardiac resynchronization
therapy with a defibrillator (CRT-D). After CRT-D, left ventricular ejection fraction improved from 22%
to 4 4% a ssessed by e chocardiog ram 1 year p ostoperatively. On e lectrocardiog ram, Q RS d uration was shortened
from 206 to 144 ms. The patient’s clinical symptoms also improved. For pediatric patients with refractory
heart failure and ventricular arrhythmia, CRT-D could be indicated as an effective therapeutic option.