First Report of Electromagnetic Interference Between Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Device and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator

Kosuke Takahari; Takafumi Oka; Takayuki Sekihara; Kentaro Ozu; Yasuhiro Akazawa; Daisuke Nakamura; Isamu Mizote; Tomohito Ohtani; Shungo Hikoso; Yasushi Sakata

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.101981

First Report of Electromagnetic Interference Between Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Device and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator

JACC Case Rep. 2023 Aug 2:21:101981. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.101981. eCollection 2023 Sep 6.

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan.

Abstract

Electromagnetic interference (EMI) between implantable left ventricular assist devices and cardiac implantable electronic devices has been observed. We demonstrated the first case of EMI between a percutaneous ventricular assist device and an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, validated by an extra vivo simulation test. EMI might depend on the distance between devices. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.).

Keywords: ICD; Impella; electromagnetic interference; telemetry.

Publication types

Case Reports