CARDIOVERTER DISCHARGES FOLLOWING SENSING OF ELECTRICAL ARTIFACT DUE TO FLUID PENETRATION IN THE CONNECTOR PORT

Authors
HIEF C PODCZECK A FROHNER K NURNBERG M KALTENBRUNNER W VEIT F STEINBACH K
Citation
C. Hief et al., CARDIOVERTER DISCHARGES FOLLOWING SENSING OF ELECTRICAL ARTIFACT DUE TO FLUID PENETRATION IN THE CONNECTOR PORT, PACE, 18(8), 1995, pp. 1589-1591
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System","Engineering, Biomedical
Journal title
PACE-PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY → ACNP
ISSN journal
01478389
Volume
18
Issue
8
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1589 - 1591
Database
ISI
SICI code
0147-8389(1995)18:8<1589:CDFSOE>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
We report a unique case of fluid penetration, 3 months after implantat ion, in the connector port of an automatic implantable cardioverter de fibrillator (ICD) with transvenous subcutaneous lead system. The patie nt had coronary artery disease and recurrent episodes of ventricular f ibrillation, the fluid caused electrical signals interpreted as ventri cular fibrillation by the device, which triggered shock delivery.