Key result
Case report documents LVAD-induced mechanical interference with an ICD in severe heart failure.
Why the study?
Although electromagnetic interference between implantable defibrillator-cardioverters and left ventricular assist devices is recognized, mechanical interference between the two devices has not been documented.
Case Report (n=1)
This report documents a novel mechanical interference between an ICD and an LVAD in a patient with severe heart failure.
May signal ICD-LVAD interference in severe HF; single case leaves open incidence and relevance.
Patients with severe heart failure often require both implantable defibrillator-cardioverters and left ventricular assist devices. There are known electromagnetic interference interactions between the 2 devices. However, mechanical interference has not been documented in the literature. This paper describes a case of mechanical interference of an implantable defibrillator-cardioverter from a left ventricular assist device.
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Mahajan et al. (2025) conducted a case report in Severe heart failure (n=1). Left ventricular assist device and implantable defibrillator-cardioverter was evaluated on Mechanical interference. A single case report documents mechanical interference of an implantable defibrillator-cardioverter caused by a left ventricular assist device in a patient with severe heart failure.
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