Electrocardiographic changes after implantation of a left ventricular assist device – Potential implications for subcutaneous defibrillator therapy

Implantation of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) leads to a diverse spectrum of changes on the twelve-lead surface electrocardiogram (ECG). We aimed to elucidate the changes of the surface ECG in patients after LVAD implantation potentially impacting ECG based screening tests of subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (S-ICD).

Source: Journal of Electrocardiology - November 1, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Christos Zormpas, Johanna Mueller-Leisse, Thorben Koenig, Jan D. Schmitto, Christian Veltmann, David Duncker Source Type: research