EAPC Quiz: A 44-year-old woman with cardiac sarcoïdosis receives a DDD pacemaker

31 May 2021
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The case

A 44-year-old woman with cardiac sarcoidosis receives a DDD pacemaker for complete atrioventricular block. Two weeks after discharge she presents for follow-up. She mentions breathlessness on exertion which seems more pronounced than before pacemaker implantation. The onset of dyspnea is very sudden during exertion. Her weight is unchanged and she denies peripheral oedema or orthopnea.

References

Comprehensive multicomponent cardiac rehabilitation in cardiac implantable electronic devices recipients: a consensus document from the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC; Secondary prevention and rehabilitation section) and European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA)
Roberto Pedretti et al., European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, zwaa121, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwaa121

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