Inappropriate shock due to quadruple counting in a patient with subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator and a dual-chamber pacemaker

EP Europace ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 796-796
Author(s):  
Halim Marzak ◽  
Olivier Morel ◽  
Laurence Jesel
Keyword(s):  
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator ◽  
Inappropriate Shock ◽  
Dual Chamber ◽  
Dual Chamber Pacemaker ◽  
Cardioverter Defibrillator

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.

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