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A novel method for downgrading a DF-4 defibrillator to a pacemaker is described as a potential solution for patients with deactivated ICD therapies requiring device replacement.
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Describes a novel method for downgrading a DF-4 defibrillator to a pacemaker in patients who no longer require ICD therapies.
Downgrading implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD) is becoming a common clinical scenario in an aging population with increased comorbidities and more widespread use of do-not-resuscitate orders. Therefore, more patients have had ICD therapies deactivated. However, when devices require replacement, it is unnecessary to implant a larger, more expensive defibrillator to keep therapies turned off. We describe a potential solution for patients using current technology.
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Monkhouse et al. (2023) studied Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator patients requiring device replacement. DF-4 defibrillator downgrade to pacemaker was evaluated. A novel method for downgrading a DF-4 defibrillator to a pacemaker is described as a potential solution for patients with deactivated ICD therapies requiring device replacement.
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