Upgrade of a single chamber endo-epicardial to a triple chamber biventricular implantable cardioverter-defibrillator

Eraldo Occhetta; Miriam Bortnik; Federica Pasin; Paolo Marino

doi:10.2459/01.JCM.0000203855.28386.78

Upgrade of a single chamber endo-epicardial to a triple chamber biventricular implantable cardioverter-defibrillator

J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2006 Feb;7(2):145-8. doi: 10.2459/01.JCM.0000203855.28386.78.

Authors

Eraldo Occhetta¹, Miriam Bortnik, Federica Pasin, Paolo Marino

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiology, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy. occhetta@r-j.it

PMID: 16645376
DOI: 10.2459/01.JCM.0000203855.28386.78

Abstract

In patients with heart failure implanted with conventional pacemakers, cardiac resynchronization therapy results in significant benefits. The upgrade of previously implanted devices to biventricular pacing may be technically challenging. We report one case of upgrade to biventricular pacing and describe the related technical implications and the therapeutic solutions adopted.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Cardiac Pacing, Artificial*
Defibrillators, Implantable*
Electrodes, Implanted
Equipment Design
Humans
Male