A Case of Riata(R) Dual Coil Defibrillator Lead Failure in a Patient with Ventricular Fibrillation
Korean Circulation Journal
;
: 336-339, 2013.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-227417
ABSTRACT
A 50-year-old man, who underwent a procedure for an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), visited the outpatient department of our clinic after suffering multiple ICD shocks. The ICD interrogation revealed recurrent shock due to a high frequency of noise that is sensed by the device as ventricular fibrillation. Chest radiography revealed a significant split in the insulation of the lead allowing the inner wire to protrude. We considered the removal of the failed lead, but the removal of ICD lead is potentially a high risk procedure, so we cut and capped a proximal part of the failed lead and inserted a new lead. This is the first report of a St. Jude Riata(R) dual coil defibrillator lead failure with clinical and radiologic evidence of a defect in lead insulation in Korea.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Outpatients
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Shock
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Stress, Psychological
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Thorax
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Ventricular Fibrillation
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Defibrillators, Implantable
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Defibrillators
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Equipment Failure
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Korea
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Noise
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Circulation Journal
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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