Combined dynamic cardiomyoplasty and transvenous implantable cardioverter defibrillator system.
A transvenous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) was implanted in a patient with drug refractory ventricular fibrillation who had undergone latissimus dorsi cardiomyoplasty. The skeletal muscle was stimulated by a pulse train generator (cardiostimulator) implanted at the time of cardiomyoplasty. With proper programming of the devices neither adverse ICD-cardiostimulator interactions nor device malfunction were observed. Thus, the combined implantation of a cardiostimulator and an ICD is a feasible and safe therapeutic option.
Sideris
A M
AM
1st and 2nd Department of Cardiology, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Sioras
E
E
Filippatos
G S
GS
Kardara
D
D
Kardaras
F
F
Anthopoulos
L
L
D000328:Adult; D018421:Cardiomyoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*