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Inappropriate Shocks Delivered by an ICD as a Result of Sensed Potentials from a Transcutaneous Electronic Nerve Stimulation Unit
Ist Teil von
Pacing and clinical electrophysiology, 1998-10, Vol.21 (10), p.2010-2011
Ort / Verlag
Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr
1998
Quelle
Wiley Online Library - AutoHoldings Journals
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Although the potential for transcutaneous electronic nerve stimulation (TENS) units to interfere with appropriate function of cardiac pacemakers is well documented, an adverse interaction between a TENS unit and an ICD has never been reported. We describe a patient in whom a TENS unit created an electrical artifact that was interpreted by a transvenous ICD as ventricular fibrillation, leading to the delivery of inappropriate therapy. TENS units should be used with caution in patients with ICDs.