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Inappropriate shocks following recent generator replacement.

Authors :
Samy Awad S
Abouelatta Elmowafy M
Ahmed Khalil AS
El-Damaty A
Source :
Herzschrittmachertherapie & Elektrophysiologie [Herzschrittmacherther Elektrophysiol] 2023 Mar; Vol. 34 (1), pp. 68-70. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jan 20.
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

In a 64-year-old male patient with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) for secondary prevention of sudden cardiac death, a shock occurred some months after generator exchange and downgrade to a single-chamber system. Careful analysis of the stored electrogram revealed a rare cause that could be confirmed at the time of operative revision.<br /> (© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Medizin Verlag GmbH, ein Teil von Springer Nature.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1435-1544
Volume :
34
Issue :
1
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Herzschrittmachertherapie & Elektrophysiologie
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
36662258
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00399-022-00918-z