RESEARCH ARTICLE
Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Management in A Patient with Arrythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia having Prone Thoracic Spine Surgery
Christopher A. Hartmann, Theodore A. Alston, Thomas Romanelli, Jason Qu, Jingping Wang*
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2010Volume: 4
First Page: 22
Last Page: 24
Publisher ID: TOATJ-4-22
DOI: 10.2174/1874321801004010022
Article History:
Received Date: 02/07/2010Revision Received Date: 21/08/2010
Acceptance Date: 22/09/2010
Electronic publication date: 10/11/2010
Collection year: 2010
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Abstract
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia is an inherited condition causing right ventricular structural and functional changes that can manifest by ventricular arrhythmia, heart failure, and sudden death. Therapy is not well defined but avoidance of sudden death is a major goal in patients with the disease. Many patients at high risk for ventricular arrhythmia have undergone automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) placement. This case report discusses the intraoperative management of an ICD in a 50-year-old female with a history of arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia who underwent posterior spinal arthrodesis of T7-L1.