Life‐threatening and life‐saving inappropriate implantable cardioverter defibrillator shocks

Perez Rodon, Jordi; Doiny, David G; Miranda Barrio, Berta; Rivas Gandara, Nuria; Roca Luque, Ivo; Francisco Pascual, Jaume; Lidón Corbi, Rosa María; García-Dorado García, David; Moya Mitjans, Angel

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Life‐threatening and life‐saving inappropriate implantable cardioverter defibrillator shocks, 2017 (5.138Mb)

Date

2017-03-08

Author

Perez Rodon, Jordi

Doiny, David G

Miranda Barrio, Berta

Rivas Gandara, Nuria

Roca Luque, Ivo

Francisco Pascual, Jaume

Lidón Corbi, Rosa María

García-Dorado García, David

Moya Mitjans, Angel

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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.

Keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Inappropriate shock

Bibliographic citation

Pérez-Rodon J, Doiny D, Miranda B, Rivas-Gandara N, Roca-Luque I, Francisco-Pascual J, et al. Life-threatening and life-saving inappropriate implantable cardioverter defibrillator shocks. Clin Case Reports. 2017 Mar 8;5(4):521–5.