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Published on: February 28, 2012
Cardiac contractility modulation and subcutaneous defibrillator (S-ICD): First experience with simultaneous
Juan Yao1, Jie Gao1, Jian-Feng Yan1
1Cardiology Department, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi, China.
Backgrounds:
Two technologies, cardiac contractility modulation (CCM) and subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD), can be successfully combined and applied to patients with advanced heart failure (HF) with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF).
Case Report:
We reported a case of a 51-year-old man with reduced ejection fraction (LVEF = 33%) and a narrow QRS complex who first underwent simultaneous implantation of CCM and S-ICD.
Conclusion:
Our case report aimed to reveal that the simultaneous implantation of CCM and S-ICD could be successfully used in patients with advanced HF, which could significantly improve the clinical symptoms of such patients during one surgery.
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