Simultaneous leadless pacemaker and subcutaneous implantable cardioverter‐defibrillator implantation—When vascular options have run out. Issue 1 (20th November 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ng, Jit Beng; Chua, Kelvin; Teo, Wee Siong
• Is Part Of: Journal of arrhythmia. Volume 35:Issue 1(2019)
• Page Start: 136
• Page End: 138
• Publication Date: 2018-11-20
• Subjects: emblem -- leadless pacemaker -- micra -- subcutaneous ICD -- vascular occlusion; Arrhythmia -- Periodicals; Cardiac pacing -- Periodicals; Arrhythmias, Cardiac; Arrhythmia; Cardiac pacing; Periodicals; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 616.128
• DOI: 10.1002/joa3.12140
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1880-4276

Abstract

Abstract: An end‐stage renal failure patient who was planned for a left brachioaxillary arteriovenous graft required an implantable cardioverter‐defibrillator for secondary prevention of ventricular tachycardia and a pacemaker for complete heart block but was found to have a right subclavian venous occlusion. Due to the lack of vascular access, we performed a successful subcutaneous implantable cardioverter‐defibrillator (S‐ICD) and leadless pacemaker implantation. There was no interaction between the devices at the time of implantation, during defibrillation testing and following an appropriate defibrillation therapy.