Intractable ventricular tachycardia and bridging to heart transplantation with a non-pulsatile flow assist device in a patient with isolated left-ventricular non-compaction.
Intractable ventricular tachycardia was investigated in a 51-year-old man with isolated left ventricular non-compaction during implantation of an automated internal cardioverter-defibrillator. Favorable bridging to cardiac transplantation was achieved with the DeBakey left ventricular assist device (LVAD).
Maile
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Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Kunz
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Oechslin
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Zund
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G
Rahn
M
M
Lachat
M L
ML
Turina
M I
MI
D004562:Electrocardiography; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*