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Publication year: 2009
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 22 December 2009
Michael, Kühne , Michaela, Sakumura , Stephen Scott, Reich , Jean-Francois, Sarrazin , Darryl, Wells , …

More patients who are receiving therapy with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) also have an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD). The aim of the present study was to describe the outcomes and device interactions of simultaneous therapy with an ICD and a LVAD. We evaluated 76 patients with class IV heart failure (age 52 ± 12 years, left ventricular ejection fraction 0.13 ± 0.05%, 88% men, 61% nonischemic cardiomyopathy) with both an ICD and a LVAD. The median follow-up with both devices was 156 days. A LVAD with a pulsatile and continuous flow pump was used in 53 (70%) and 23…

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