Open AccessLoss of cardiac resynchronization therapy in a patient with a biventricular implantable cardioverter‐defibrillator
Author(s) -
Alasti Mohammad,
Rangasamy Karthikeyan,
Healy Stewart,
Adam David,
Kotschet Emily
Publication year - 2017
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 - 10.1016/j.joa.2017.08.007
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiac resynchronization therapy , cardiology , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , heart failure , ventricle , ischemic cardiomyopathy , ejection fraction
Here, we discuss the case of a man with a history of ischemic cardiomyopathy and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator implantation, who presented to emergency department with decompensated heart failure due to the loss of resynchronization therapy. The reason for the malfunction was left ventricle upper rate interval lock‐in due to inappropriate programming of the device.