title: No Electromagnetic Interference Occurred in a Patient with a HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist System and a Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator.
abstract: The use of subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillators is a novel option for preventing arrhythmia-mediated cardiac death in patients who are at risk of endovascular-device infection or in whom venous access is difficult. However, the potential for electromagnetic interference between subcutaneous defibrillators and left ventricular assist devices is largely unknown. We report the case of a 24-year-old man in whom we observed no electromagnetic interference between a subcutaneous implanted cardioverter-defibrillator and a HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist System, at 3 different pump speeds. To our knowledge, this is the first report of such findings in this circumstance.
authors.forename: Ajay Sundara
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Raman
authors.forename: Farshad Raissi
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Shabari
authors.forename: Biswajit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kar
authors.forename: Pranav
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Loyalka
authors.forename: Ramesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hariharan
mesh_terms: D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004562:Electrocardiography; D055590:Electromagnetic Phenomena; D004867:Equipment Design; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D013612:Tachycardia, Ectopic Atrial / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Combined modality therapy/instrumentation; defibrillators, implantable/adverse effects; electromagnetic phenomena; equipment design; equipment failure analysis; heart failure/physiopathology/prevention & control/therapy; heart-assist devices/adverse effects; risk assessment; treatment outcome