| Out of the guidelines: should an intracardiac defibrillator be implanted in patients with recurrent early ventricular fibrillation due to recurrent acute myocardial infarction? | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 17443105 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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We report the case of a patient admitted to the hospital on two different occasions, separated by a time interval of 12 years, with the same clinical picture: acute anterior myocardial infarction complicated by early ventricular fibrillation. The patient was successfully resuscitated because, in both circumstances, he was 'lucky' to arrive at hospital within a few minutes of the onset of chest pain, and to have ventricular fibrillation in the Emergency Department. The issue of intracardiac defibrillator implantation, despite this situation is not contemplated in the current guidelines (left ventricular ejection fraction was preserved), is discussed here. |
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Authors:
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Pompilio Faggiano; Emanuela Pulcini; Antonio Curnis; Enrico Vizzardi; Livio Dei Cas |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of cardiovascular medicine (Hagerstown, Md.) Volume: 8 ISSN: 1558-2027 ISO Abbreviation: J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) Publication Date: 2007 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-04-19 Completed Date: 2007-06-20 Revised Date: 2009-05-28 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101259752 Medline TA: J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 371-3 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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U.O. Di Cardiologia, Spedali Civili e Cattedra di Cardiologia, Università di Brescia, Brescia, Italy. faggiano@numerica.it |
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Angioplasty, Transluminal, Percutaneous Coronary Coronary Angiography Defibrillators, Implantable* Electric Countershock* Electrocardiography Humans Male Middle Aged Myocardial Infarction / complications*, pathology, physiopathology, therapy Patient Selection* Practice Guidelines as Topic Recurrence Time Factors Ventricular Fibrillation / etiology, physiopathology, therapy* Ventricular Function, Left |
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J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2007 May;8(5):320-3
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17443096
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