ICD Lead Mechanical Interference From Left Ventricular Assist Device

Patients with severe heart failure often require both implantable defibrillator-cardioverters and left ventricular assist devices. There are known electromagnetic interference interactions between the 2 devices. However, mechanical interference has not been documented in the literature. This paper describes a case of mechanical interference of an implantable defibrillator-cardioverter from a left ventricular assist device.