Wireless video capsule endoscopy (CE) is a modern diagnostic tool. Because of its use of digital radiofrequency, it is still relatively contraindicated in patients with implanted cardiac devices. We report the case of a patient with an Optimizer III system delivering cardiac contractility modulating signals (CCM) for heart failure therapy and an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) who underwent CE. No interferences between the devices were found.
We present a clinical case of a patient with dilated cardiomyopathy who neither sufficiently responded to optimal medical therapy nor to cardiac resynchronisation therapy. A cardiac contractility modulation system was implanted and after ~2 years of combined therapy with medication and devices systolic left ventricular ejection fraction returned to near normal values.
Cardiac Contractility Modulation Device and Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Combination: A New Hope for Heart Failure Patients with Low Ejection Fraction and Narrow QRS Complex
