| Autor: |
Schulman, Peter Mark, Gelow, Jill M., Merkel, Matthias J., Mudd, James O., Wei, Kevin, Hutchens, Michael P. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2014 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports |
| ISSN: |
2324-7096 |
| Popis: |
A 70-year-old man with end-stage heart failure and a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device received repeated electrical discharges from his biventricular implantable cardiac defibrillator. Although the electrocardiogram demonstrated ventricular fibrillation, the patient was awake and in no distress. A focused transthoracic echocardiogram was performed to assess ventricular function revealing simultaneous atrial sinus rhythm and ventricular fibrillation. This clinical scenario highlights a unique clinical finding, the complexity of the care of continuous-flow left ventricular assist device patients, and the challenges of intensivist-performed bedside focused transthoracic echocardiogram. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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