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A New Single Chamber Implantable Defibrillator with Atrial Sensing: A Practical Demonstration of Sensing and Ease of Implantation
Published on: February 28, 2012
Long-term experience with the automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator in a patient with ventricular
J Bytesník1, Z Náprstek, J Fabián
1Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague.
Abstract:
The authors offer a retrospective appraisal of a technique for the treatment of malignant ventricular tachyarrhythmias using the automatic implantable cardioverterdefibrillator (AICD) in a patient with right ventricular arrhythmogenic dysplasia. Device function after the first implantation and reimplantation was checked by repeated (63 times) outpatient 24-hr ECG monitoring. All recordings suggested a reliable detecting and defibrillating function of the AICD. The patient died two years after the first implantation. The probable cause of death was failure of the mechanical myocardial function.
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