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A rare type of ventricular oversensing in ICD therapy--inappropriate ICD shock delivery due to triple counting.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19821937     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Irregular sensing by triple counting of wide QRS complexes resulted in inappropriate shocks in a patient with a biventricular implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD): A 66-year-old male patient with ischemic cardiomyopathy, left bundle branch block, and impaired left ventricular function received a biventricular ICD for optimal therapy of heart failure (CHF). Two years after implantation, the patient experienced recurrent unexpected ICD shocks without clinical symptoms of malignant tachyarrhythmia, or worsened CHF. The patient's condition rapidly worsened, with progressive cardiogenic shock and electrical-mechanical dissociation. After unsuccessful resuscitation of the patient the interrogation of the ICD showed an initial triple counting of extremely wide and fragmented QRS complexes with inappropriate shocks.
Authors:
Michael Guenther; Thomas P Rauwolf; Manja Bock; Ruth H Strasser; Martin U Braun
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article     Date:  2009-10-10
Journal Detail:
Title:  Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE     Volume:  33     ISSN:  1540-8159     ISO Abbreviation:  Pacing Clin Electrophysiol     Publication Date:  2010 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-05-06     Completed Date:  2010-08-10     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7803944     Medline TA:  Pacing Clin Electrophysiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  e17-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Medical Clinic, Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, University of Technology-Dresden, Fetscherstrasse 76,Dresden, Germany. michael.guenther2@mailbox.tu-dresden.de
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Bundle-Branch Block / physiopathology
Cardiomyopathies / physiopathology
Defibrillators, Implantable*
Fatal Outcome
Female
Heart Failure / therapy*
Humans
Male
Prosthesis Failure*
Tachycardia / etiology*
Ventricular Function, Left

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