title: Combined dynamic cardiomyoplasty and transvenous implantable cardioverter defibrillator system.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 1st and 2nd Department of Cardiology, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Sideris
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sioras
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Filippatos
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kardara
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kardaras
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Anthopoulos
mesh_terms: 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*