Open AccessVentricular Fibrillation in a Patient with Implanted Left Ventricular Assist Device Heart Mate II
Author(s) -
А.Б. Альмуханова,
А.М. Пивцова,
Y A Zelenskaya
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
kardiologiâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.159
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2412-5660
pISSN - 0022-9040
DOI - 10.18087/cardio.2019.7.n340
Subject(s) - ventricular fibrillation , cardiology , medicine , defibrillation , ventricular assist device , heart failure , dilated cardiomyopathy , fibrillation , intensive care unit , atrial fibrillation
In this article we present a clinical case of a 46-year-old man, who developed ventricular fibrillation at the background of implanted left ventricular assist device (LVAD) Heart Mate II because of dilated cardiomyopathy with biventricular chronic heart failure. Ventricular fibrillation required electrical and medical defibrillation with further treatment in the intensive care unit.