Bi-ventricular circulatory support with the Abiomed AB5000 system in a patient with idiopathic refractory ventricular fibrillation.
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.
Zhang
Li
L
Section of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC 20010-2975, USA. li.zhang@medstar.net
Kapetanakis
Emmanouil I
EI
Cooke
Richard H
RH
Sweet
Leslie C
LC
Boyce
Steven W
SW
D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*