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  • Title: Out of the guidelines: should an intracardiac defibrillator be implanted in patients with recurrent early ventricular fibrillation due to recurrent acute myocardial infarction?
    Author: Faggiano P, Pulcini E, Curnis A, Vizzardi E, Cas LD.
    Journal: J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown); 2007 May; 8(5):371-3. PubMed ID: 17443105.
    Abstract:
    We report the case of a patient admitted to the hospital on two different occasions, separated by a time interval of 12 years, with the same clinical picture: acute anterior myocardial infarction complicated by early ventricular fibrillation. The patient was successfully resuscitated because, in both circumstances, he was 'lucky' to arrive at hospital within a few minutes of the onset of chest pain, and to have ventricular fibrillation in the Emergency Department. The issue of intracardiac defibrillator implantation, despite this situation is not contemplated in the current guidelines (left ventricular ejection fraction was preserved), is discussed here.
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