Clinically overt infections and markers of inflammation in patients admitted to Emergency Department due to high-energy discharges of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (06) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dariusz Jagielski ◽  
Dorota Zysko ◽  
Piotr Niewinski ◽  
Krystian Josiak ◽  
Joanna Wizowska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Cardioverter Defibrillator ◽  
Markers Of Inflammation

scholarly journals Your Automated Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Is Not a Bulletproof Vest but It Might Save Your Life

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 191-193
Author(s):  
Tzlil Perahia ◽  
David Kleinman ◽  
Wassim Habre
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator ◽  
Upper Extremity ◽  
Gunshot Wounds ◽  
Direct Impact ◽  
Left Chest ◽  
Cardioverter Defibrillator ◽  
Arm Pain ◽  
Trauma Activation ◽  
Bulletproof Vest

A 43-year-old male was brought to the emergency department as the highest level trauma activation with complaints of chest and arm pain after sustaining gunshot wounds (GSW). Initial workup was notable for superficial GSWs to the left chest and upper extremity with direct impact to the patient’s automated implantable cardioverter defibrillator. The patient underwent replacement of the device without rewiring and was discharged home without complications.

scholarly journals Both Low and High Energy Cardioversion Induced Accelerated Ventricular Tachycardia in a Patient Treated with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator.

1999 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 665-669
Author(s):  
Takashi WASHIZUKA ◽  
Masaomi CHINUSHI ◽  
Katsuharu HATADA ◽  
Hirohide KASAI ◽  
Kouji OHHIRA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ventricular Tachycardia ◽  
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Cardioverter Defibrillator

scholarly journals Extracardiac Inappropriate Shocks in Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator: Management in Emergency Department

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maurizio Santomauro
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Sudden Cardiac Death ◽  
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator ◽  
Cardiac Death ◽  
Cardioverter Defibrillator ◽  
Inappropriate Shocks ◽  
Established Treatment

The subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (S-ICD) is an established treatment for the prevention of sudden cardiac death. In the S-ICD studies, inappropriate shocks (IAS) rate were reported to renge between 5% to 25% and to be mainly due to cardiac and noncardiac oversensing.

scholarly journals Twiddler’s Syndrome

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 299-300
Author(s):  
Jason Lesnick ◽  
Benjamin Cooper ◽  
Pratik Doshi
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Chest Pain ◽  
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator ◽  
Chest Radiograph ◽  
Rare Condition ◽  
Operative Intervention ◽  
Cardioverter Defibrillator ◽  
Twiddler’S Syndrome ◽  
Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator

Twiddler’s syndrome refers to a rare condition in which a pacemaker or automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (AICD) malfunctions due to coiling of the device in the skin pocket and resultant lead displacement. This image is the chest radiograph (CXR) of a 54-year-old male who presented to the emergency department with chest pain five months after his AICD was placed. The CXR shows AICD leads coiled around the device and the absence of leads in the ventricle consistent with Twiddler’s syndrome. Patients with twiddler’s syndrome should be admitted for operative intervention.

A Case of Convulsion: Brugada Syndrome

2002 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
CK Shum ◽  
ML Tse ◽  
FL Lau ◽  
WK Chan
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Ventricular Fibrillation ◽  
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator ◽  
Brugada Syndrome ◽  
Heart Diseases ◽  
Icd Implantation ◽  
Cardioverter Defibrillator

A healthy 28-year-old man presented with multiple brief episodes of convulsion. He was found to have ventricular fibrillation which required defibrillation in the emergency department. After exclusion of organic heart diseases, Brugada syndrome was diagnosed and required implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implantation. The case emphasized the recognition of malignant cardiac dysrrhythmias as a cause for seizures. The management in the emergency department was discussed.

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