First experience of percutaneous radio-frequency ablation for atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation in a patient with HeartMate II left ventricular assist device.
We report the first case of percutaneous radio-frequency (RF) ablation procedure in a patient implanted with a HeartMate II left ventricular assist device for refractory heart failure. This procedure was performed for poorly tolerated recurrent atrial arrhythmias. No harmful consequence happened during or after the procedure despite the potential electromagnetic interferences existing between the RF delivery and the functioning of the device.
Maury
Philippe
P
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Rangueil, Toulouse, France. mauryjphil@hotmail.com
Delmas
Clement
C
Trouillet
Charlotte
C
Slaughter
Mark S
MS
Lairez
Olivier
O
Galinier
Michel
M
Roncalli
Jerome
J
Bertrand
David
D
Mathevet
Lydie
L
Duparc
Alexandre
A
Salvador
Michelle
M
Delay
Marc
M
Dambrin
Camille
C
D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001282:Atrial Flutter / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2008 Sep;22(3):177-81
18461430
N Engl J Med. 2009 Dec 03;361(23):2241-51
19920051
Heart Rhythm. 2007 Sep;4(9):1165-9
17765615
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1999 Dec;118(6):1119-20
10595989
J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2009 Oct;10(10):765-71
19465866
Tex Heart Inst J. 2002;29(1):33-6
11995847
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1999 Apr;117(4):831-2
10096985
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2000 Jan;44(1):125-7
10669284
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2007 Jan;18(1):106-9
17229307
J Heart Lung Transplant. 2008 Mar;27(3):353-6
18342761
Congest Heart Fail. 1999 May-Jun;5(3):129-130
12189318
J Am Coll Cardiol. 1994 Dec;24(7):1688-91
7963116
ASAIO Trans. 1991 Jul-Sep;37(3):M427-8
1751221
Ann Thorac Surg. 1998 Aug;66(2):571-3
9725415
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2005 May 3;45(9):1428-34
15862414
Am Heart J. 2006 Aug;152(2):362.e1-5
16875923
Cardiology. 2002;97(4):210-3
12145476
Anesth Analg. 2004 Apr;98(4):937-940
15041576
J Heart Lung Transplant. 2004 Jan;23(1):147-9
14734142
Ann Thorac Surg. 2001 Mar;71(3 Suppl):S116-20; discussion S114-6
11265845