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His Bundle pacing for congenital complete AV block: an attempt to fix a broken heart ?
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  • Mauro Biffi,
  • Giuseppe Pio Piemontese,
  • Giulia Massaro,
  • Andrea Angeletti,
  • Cristian Martignani,
  • Igor Diemberger,
  • Gabriele Bronzetti,
  • Matteo Ziacchi
Mauro Biffi
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna Policlinico Sant'Orsola-Malpighi

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Giuseppe Pio Piemontese
Universita degli Studi di Bologna Azienda Ospedaliera di Bologna Policlinico Sant'Orsola-Malpighi
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Giulia Massaro
Universita degli Studi di Bologna Azienda Ospedaliera di Bologna Policlinico Sant'Orsola-Malpighi
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Andrea Angeletti
Universita degli Studi di Bologna Azienda Ospedaliera di Bologna Policlinico Sant'Orsola-Malpighi
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Cristian Martignani
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna Policlinico Sant'Orsola-Malpighi
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Igor Diemberger
Universita degli Studi di Bologna Azienda Ospedaliera di Bologna Policlinico Sant'Orsola-Malpighi
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Gabriele Bronzetti
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna Policlinico Sant'Orsola-Malpighi
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Matteo Ziacchi
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna Policlinico Sant'Orsola-Malpighi
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Abstract

Introduction. The treatment of congenital complete AV block (CCAVB) is burdened by RV-associated ventricular dysfunction at long-term in a subgroup of patients. Methods and Results. Two CCAVB adolescents with mild systolic dysfunction associated to VVIR pacing reached elective pacemaker replacement after 10±1 years. They were upgraded to physiologic stimulation by restoring AV synchrony and ventricular activation via His bundle pacing (HBP). At 9-months follow-up both had reverse left ventricular (LV) remodeling: LV end-diastolic volume index decreased from 89±4 to 70±7 ml/m2, LV end-systolic volume index decreased from 49±1 to 32 ml/m2, LVEF increased from 43±1% to 53±4%. Conclusions. HBP can improve LV function in CCAVB adolescents. It should be considered in the setting of LV dysfunction associated to RV pacing, and should be explored as first-choice treatment from late childhood onward.