Defibrillator implantation for patients with rare heart disease

Suffering from a rare congenital syndrome (ratio 1/7,000), causing arrhythmia or sudden loss of heart rate control, the patient received timely intervention by implanting a defibrillator.

The doctor performed intervention on the patient.

A 66-year-old male patient has been experiencing symptoms of fainting during exertion since 2019, and has been frequently tired and exhausted. He was examined at a provincial hospital but the cause could not be found.

Two weeks ago, he suddenly fainted, his limbs were convulsed, and his eyes rolled back. He was taken to Phuong Dong General Hospital for examination and was diagnosed with Long QT syndrome (LQTS).

This is a rare congenital syndrome (1 in 7,000) that causes arrhythmia or sudden loss of heart rhythm control. Long QT syndrome is dangerous because it can lead to life-threatening heart rhythm disorders such as torsades de pointes and ventricular fibrillation, causing fainting, seizures or even sudden death.

This condition puts the heart at risk of sudden cardiac arrest, especially when the patient exercises, is startled, or is stressed.

The patient was prescribed an implantable cardioverter defibrillator - the only treatment available for this case, helping to control heart rate, prevent dangerous complications and the risk of sudden death.

The surgery was performed by Dr. Ta Tien Phuoc (Director of the Oriental International Heart and Stroke Center). After 24 hours of surgery, the patient was awake, in stable health, and will stay in the hospital for about 5 days for further monitoring.

Dr. Phuoc said that implanting an automatic defibrillator is a highly technical procedure that requires the doctor to be a specialist with extensive experience in creating heart pacemakers. The implanted defibrillator consists of an electrode wire that connects from the machine to the right heart chamber through the subclavian vein. The machine will record and monitor all electrical activity of the heart.

When the heart experiences a dangerous arrhythmia, this abnormal signal is sent to the defibrillator, which sends a strong electric shock to stop the arrhythmia, returning the heart to its normal rhythm, preventing sudden death.

HAI NGO

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