title: Bi-ventricular circulatory support with the Abiomed AB5000 system in a patient with idiopathic refractory ventricular fibrillation.
abstract: A 45-year-old man had life-threatening recurrent idiopathic ventricular fibrillation and persistent cardiogenic shock develop. The episodes of ventricular fibrillation were refractory to aggressive medical management; therefore an Abiomed AB5000 bi-ventricular support system was implanted for arrhythmia control. The device was able to maintain hemodynamic stability during the following 2 weeks. The patient was discharged from the hospital with fully recovered cardiac function.
authors.affiliation: Section of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC 20010-2975, USA. li.zhang@medstar.net
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Emmanouil I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Kapetanakis
authors.forename: Richard H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Cooke
authors.forename: Leslie C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Sweet
authors.forename: Steven W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Boyce
mesh_terms: D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*