28 September 2020 : Case report
Discontinuation of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy for Heart Failure Due to Dilated Cardiomyopathy in a 61-Year-Old Female “Super-Responder” with Return of a Reduced Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction to Normal
Unusual clinical course, Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment
Yasunari Hoshiba1ABCDEF*, Atsuhiko Sugimoto1ABE, Shoko Doi1ABF, Tomokazu Sawada1ABF, Seiji Tamiya1ABF, Daiki Ito1ABDF, Harukazu Iseki1ABDEDOI: 10.12659/AJCR.926704
Am J Case Rep 2020; 21:e926704
Figure 1. Changes in electrocardiogram parameters (QRS complex) over the course of the treatment. (A) Initial assessment. (B) Third admission (just before CRT pacemaker implantation). (C) Immediately after implantation of CRT pacemaker implantation (biventricular pacing). (D) Immediately after discontinuation of CRT. (E) Most recent assessment, 6 years after CRT discontinuation. CRT – cardiac resynchronization therapy.