SIMULTANEOUS USE OF AN IMPLANTED DEFIBRILLATOR AND VENTRICULAR ASSISTDEVICE

Authors
SKINNER JL BOURGE RC SHEPARD RB EPSTEIN AE HOLMAN WL
Citation
Jl. Skinner et al., SIMULTANEOUS USE OF AN IMPLANTED DEFIBRILLATOR AND VENTRICULAR ASSISTDEVICE, The Annals of thoracic surgery, 64(4), 1997, pp. 1156-1158
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,"Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The Annals of thoracic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00034975
Volume
64
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1156 - 1158
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(1997)64:4<1156:SUOAID>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
A left ventricular assist device was placed as a bridge to cardiac tra nsplantation in a 51-year-old man with cardiogenic shock. Placement of the left ventricular assist device occurred 5 years after implantatio n of an implantable cardioverter/defibrillator. The implantable cardio verter/defibrillator discharged appropriately during ventricular assis t device support to terminate episodes of sustained ventricular tachyc ardia without causing malfunction of the ventricular assist device. (C ) 1997 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.