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Life-threatening and life-saving inappropriate implantable cardioverter defibrillator shocks.

Authors :
Pérez-Rodon J
Doiny D
Miranda B
Rivas-Gandara N
Roca-Luque I
Francisco-Pascual J
Lidón RM
García-Dorado D
Moya Mitjans A
Source :
Clinical case reports [Clin Case Rep] 2017 Mar 08; Vol. 5 (4), pp. 521-525. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Mar 08 (Print Publication: 2017).
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) lead dislodgement into the right atrium is a dangerous situation, particularly in patients in atrial fibrillation because atrial fibrillation can be sensed as ventricular fibrillation and true ventricular fibrillation induced with an inappropriate shock. In the presence of shocks, ICD interrogation should be performed as soon as possible.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2050-0904
Volume :
5
Issue :
4
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Clinical case reports
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
28396781
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.893