Open AccessSubcutaneous ICD implantation in a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy after transvenous ICD failure: A case report
Author(s) -
Baroni Matteo,
Cattafi Giuseppe,
Arupi Michele,
Paolucci Marco,
Pelenghi Stefano,
Lunati Maurizio
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of arrhythmia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.463
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1883-2148
pISSN - 1880-4276
DOI - 10.1002/joa3.12011
Subject(s) - medicine , hypertrophic cardiomyopathy , cardiology , defibrillation , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , ventricular fibrillation , defibrillation threshold , heart failure , cardiomyopathy , sudden cardiac death
We describe the case of a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy who experienced the failure of a transvenous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (T‐ ICD ) lead and the following inability of a second T‐ ICD to convert a ventricular fibrillation. A subcutaneous ICD (S‐ ICD ) was finally implanted and was effective at defibrillation test.