Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator failure unmasked by a “lucky” shock
A young woman with placement of a dual-chamber implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) and a history of prior cardiac arrest due to congenital long QT syndrome presented with defibrillation caused by a ventricular fibrillation arrest. Routine device interrogation revealed significant lead dysfu...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2012-08-01
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Series: | Journal of Arrhythmia |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1880427612000610 |