Refractory Heart Failure After Failed Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Defibrillation Testing: The Potential Value of Early Mechanical Circulatory Support

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2018 Apr;32(2):942-944. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2017.05.039. Epub 2017 May 23.

Authors

Connor McNamara¹, Emile G Daoud², Leonid Gorelik¹, Angela Sipes¹, Jaret D Tyler², Michael Essandoh³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
² Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
³ Department of Anesthesiology, Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. Electronic address: Michael.Essandoh@osumc.edu.

PMID: 29174125
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2017.05.039

No abstract available

Keywords: cardioverter-defibrillator; defibrillation testing; heart failure; implantable; mechanical circulatory support; subcutaneous.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Defibrillators, Implantable / adverse effects*
Heart Failure / etiology*
Humans
Male