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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004;26:444-446
© 2004 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) enables survival during 7 h of sustained ventricular fibrillation

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Received 12 March 2004; received in revised form 30 April 2004; accepted 3 May 2004.

^* Corresponding author. Address: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 1190 Fifth Avenue, Box 1028, New York, NY 10029, USA. Tel.: +1-212-659-1360; fax: +1-212-659-6818
e-mail: sacha.salzberg{at}msnyuhealth.org

We describe the case of a patient implanted with a DeBakey left ventricular assist device (LVAD) as bridge to transplant who survived 7 h of ventricular fibrillation. He was successfully converted into a stable sinus rhythm.

Key Words: LVAD • Arrhythmia • Ventricular fibrillation • Survival