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Implantation of a defibrillator in a patient with an upper airway stimulation device
Author(s) -
Ong Adrian A.,
O'Brien Terrence X.,
Nguyen Shaun A.,
Gillespie M. Boyd
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1002/lary.25683
Subject(s) - airway , medicine , stimulation , medical emergency , cardiology , anesthesia
The patient is a 62‐year‐old man with continuous positive airway pressure‐intolerant obstructive sleep apnea who was enrolled in a study for a hypoglossal nerve upper airway stimulation device (UAS). Nearly 2.5 years later, he was admitted to the hospital for unstable angina. Diagnostic workup revealed a prior myocardial infarction, an ejection fraction of 30% on maximal medical therapy, and episodes of nonsustained ventricular tachycardia. During hospitalization, the patient received an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). This is the first reported case of simultaneous use of a UAS and an ICD, and we report no untoward device interference between the two implantable devices. Laryngoscope , 126:E86–E89, 2016