Key result
Implantation of a Micra VR transcatheter pacing system in a patient with a Heartmate 3 LVAD resulted in electromagnetic interference requiring device repositioning.
Why the study?
Can a Heartmate 3 LVAD cause electromagnetic interference with a Micra VR transcatheter pacing system?
Case Report (n=1)
Can a Heartmate 3 LVAD cause electromagnetic interference with a Micra VR transcatheter pacing system?
This case demonstrates that despite previous successful implantations, electromagnetic interference can occur between a Heartmate 3 LVAD and a Micra VR leadless pacemaker, requiring repositioning.
Left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) produce electromagnetic interference (EMI) which can have implications when patients require cardiac implantable electronic devices. Leadless pacemakers have been successfully implanted in patients with Heartmate 2 and Heartmate 3 LVADs without evidence of EMI or device-to-device interaction. Here we report a case of a Heartmate 3 LVAD and Micra VR transcatheter pacing system interaction requiring device repositioning.
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Smietana et al. (2021) conducted a case report in Heartmate 3 LVAD requiring leadless pacemaker (n=1). Micra VR transcatheter pacing system implantation was evaluated on Device-to-device interaction requiring repositioning. Implantation of a Micra VR transcatheter pacing system in a patient with a Heartmate 3 LVAD resulted in electromagnetic interference requiring device repositioning.
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