Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy as an ‘Alternative’ Approach to a Non-Operable Severe Aortic Stenosis with Left Ventricular Dysfunction Cardiologia, ARC, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Maria degli Angeli, Pordenone, Italy |
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Severe symptomatic aortic stenosis (AS) is an indication
for surgical replacement of the aortic valve in adults. Patients are
often affected by comorbidities, and the surgical indication is sometimes
problematic. Non-surgical techniques have been developed during the past
few years, though their roles have not yet been established. Cardiac
resynchronization therapy has been shown |
to be effective in selected patients, but no data yet
exist on the role of this therapy in AS patients. The case is presented
of a patient with non-operable severe symptomatic AS and cardiac dissynchrony
who showed significant improvement following the implantation of a biventricular
pacemaker. |
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