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Europace 1999 1(3):206-209; doi:10.1053/eupc.1999.0042
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CASE REPORT

Biventricular implantable cardioverter defibrillator use in a patient with heart failure and ventricular tachycardia secondary to Emery-Dreifuss syndrome

S. Walker, T. Levy, S. Rex and V.E. Paul

Department of Cardiology, Harefield Hospital Uxbridge, U.K.

We report a case of fully transvenous single-unit biventricular implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) use in a 43-year-old woman with a manifesting carrier form of muscular dystrophy (Emery-Dreifuss syndrome). The indication for biventricular ICD use was progressive heart failure with ventricular arrhythmia, permanent atrial fibrillation and previous VVIR pacemaker insertion. Single-unit transvenous biventricular ICD implantation was undertaken without complication. No potentially serious device malfunction was noted during subsequent follow-up. We conclude that single-unit biventricular ICD implantation is feasible for pacing and ventricular tachyarrhythmia control in patients with underlying atrial fibrillation.

Key Words: Biventricular pacemaker, implantable defibrillator, heart failure, ventricular tachyarrhythmias

Correspondence: Dr S. Walker, Department of Cardiology, Harefield Hospital, Harefield, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB9 6JH, U.K.

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