Subcutaneous ICD implantation in a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy after transvenous ICD failure: A case report.

Autor: Baroni M; De Gasperis Cardio Center Niguarda Ca' Granda Hospital Milan Italy., Cattafi G; De Gasperis Cardio Center Niguarda Ca' Granda Hospital Milan Italy., Arupi M; Boston Scientific Italy Milan Italy., Paolucci M; De Gasperis Cardio Center Niguarda Ca' Granda Hospital Milan Italy., Pelenghi S; De Gasperis Cardio Center Niguarda Ca' Granda Hospital Milan Italy., Lunati M; De Gasperis Cardio Center Niguarda Ca' Granda Hospital Milan Italy.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of arrhythmia [J Arrhythm] 2017 Dec 14; Vol. 34 (1), pp. 81-83. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Dec 14 (Print Publication: 2018).
DOI: 10.1002/joa3.12011
Abstrakt: We describe the case of a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy who experienced the failure of a transvenous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (T-ICD) lead and the following inability of a second T-ICD to convert a ventricular fibrillation. A subcutaneous ICD (S-ICD) was finally implanted and was effective at defibrillation test.
Databáze: MEDLINE