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Ann Thorac Surg 1998;66:571-573
© 1998 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case Reports

Management of recurrent ventricular tachycardia with ventricular assist device placement

David M. Kulick, MDa, R. Morton Bolman, III, MDa, Christopher T. Salerno, MDa, Alan J. Bank, MDa, Soon J. Park, MDa

a Divisions of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery and Cardiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Accepted for publication March 6, 1998.

Address reprint requests to Dr Park, Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Minnesota, Box 207, 420 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
e-mail: (parkx021{at}maroon.tc.umn.edu)

Life-threatening, recurrent ventricular tachycardia developed in a 54-year-old heart transplant candidate with ischemic cardiomyopathy. The episodes of ventricular tachycardia were refractory to aggressive medical management and implantable cardiac defibrillator placement. A Heartmate left ventricular assist device was implanted, in combination with isolated right coronary artery bypass grafting, which abolished any further episode of ventricular tachycardia. The patient successfully underwent cardiac transplantation 79 days later.




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