Biventricular implantable cardioverter defibrillator use in a patient with heart failure and ventricular tachycardia secondary to Emery-Dreifuss syndrome.

• Abstract: We report a case of fully transvenous single-unit biventricular implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) use in a 43-year-old woman with a manifesting carrier form of muscular dystrophy (Emery-Dreifuss syndrome). The indication for biventricular ICD use was progressive heart failure with ventricular arrhythmia, permanent atrial fibrillation and previous VVIR pacemaker insertion. Single-unit transvenous biventricular ICD implantation was undertaken without complication. No potentially serious device malfunction was noted during subsequent follow-up. We conclude that single-unit biventricular ICD implantation is feasible for pacing and ventricular tachyarrhythmia control in patients with underlying atrial fibrillation.
• Authors: S Walker, T Levy, S Rex, V E Paul (Affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Harefield Hospital, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UK.)
• Journal: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology (Europace) Vol. 1 Issue 3 Pg. 206-9 (Jul 1999) ISSN: 1099-5129 [Print] England
• PMID: 11225801 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Defibrillators, Implantable
• Equipment Design
• Female
• Heart Failure (etiology, therapy)
• Humans
• Muscular Dystrophy, Emery-Dreifuss (complications)
• Tachycardia, Ventricular (etiology, therapy)