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Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:298-300
© 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case Reports

Bi-Ventricular Circulatory Support With the Abiomed AB5000 System in a Patient With Idiopathic Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation

Li Zhang, MD, MSa,*, Emmanouil I. Kapetanakis, MDa, Richard H. Cooke, MDb, Leslie C. Sweet, RNa, Steven W. Boyce, MDa

a Section of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington Hospital Center, Washington DC
b Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington Hospital Center, Washington DC

Accepted for publication May 10, 2006.

* Address correspondence to Dr Zhang, Section of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington Hospital Center, 110 Irving St, NW, Washington, DC 20010-2975 (Email: li.zhang{at}medstar.net).

A 45-year-old man had life-threatening recurrent idiopathic ventricular fibrillation and persistent cardiogenic shock develop. The episodes of ventricular fibrillation were refractory to aggressive medical management; therefore an Abiomed AB5000 bi-ventricular support system was implanted for arrhythmia control. The device was able to maintain hemodynamic stability during the following 2 weeks. The patient was discharged from the hospital with fully recovered cardiac function.






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