Induction of atrial fibrillation by implantable cardioverter-defibrillator shock: a forgotten entity

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Herbert Nägele
Keyword(s):  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator ◽  
Cardioverter Defibrillator ◽  
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Shock ◽  
Defibrillator Shock

Inappropriate shock delivery by an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator due to electrical interference with a refrigerator in a 4-year-old child

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Sezen Gulumser Sisko ◽  
Hasan Candas Kafali ◽  
Yakup Ergul
Keyword(s):  
Ventricular Fibrillation ◽  
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator ◽  
Inappropriate Shock ◽  
Long Qt ◽  
Shock Delivery ◽  
Cardioverter Defibrillator ◽  
Qt Syndrome ◽  
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Shock ◽  
Defibrillator Shock ◽  
Electrical Interference

Abstract We report a patient with long QT syndrome who received an inappropriate implantable cardioverter-defibrillator shock due to electrical interference from a refrigerator. This electrical interference was mistakenly detected as an episode of ventricular fibrillation and ended with an inappropriate delivery of shock without any warning symptoms before.

scholarly journals Tetanizing prepulse: A novel strategy to mitigate implantable cardioverter-defibrillator shock-related pain

Heart Rhythm ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 1142-1148 ◽  
Author(s):  
David W. Hunter ◽  
Harikrishna Tandri ◽  
Henry Halperin ◽  
Leslie Tung ◽  
Ronald D. Berger
Keyword(s):  
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator ◽  
Cardioverter Defibrillator ◽  
Novel Strategy ◽  
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Shock ◽  
Defibrillator Shock
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