Incidence, predictors and clinical impact of electrical storm in patients with left ventricular assist devices: new insights from the ASSIST-ICD study

Ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) can occur after continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) implantation, as a single arrhythmic event, or as an electrical storm (ES) with multiple repetitive VAs episodes.

Source: Heart Rhythm - June 26, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Rapha ël P. Martins, Christophe Leclercq, Hamed Bourenane, Vincent Auffret, Stéphane Boulé, Valentin Loobuyck, Camille Dambrin, Pierre Mondoly, Frédéric Sacher, Pierre Bordachar, Michel Kindo, Thomas Cardi, Philippe Gaudard, Philippe Rouvière, Magal Source Type: research