Appropriate Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapies Delivered 5 Years After End of Service
oleh: Matthew F. Yuyun, MD, MPhil, PhD, Fareed N. Ali, MD, Jonathan S. Silver, MD, Mary Ellen Gray, PA, David T. Martin, MD, G. Muqtada Chaudhry, MD
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Elsevier 2020-05-01 |
Deskripsi
We present the case of a 57-year-old man with a primary prevention internal cardioverter-defibrillator for severe nonischemic cardiomyopathy. At the time of elective replacement indicator, systolic function had fully recovered, and his generator was not changed. Nearly 5 years post–elective replacement indicator he received appropriate internal cardioverter-defibrillator therapies during a myocardial infarction. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)