Inappropriate Shock Delivery Due to Interference between a Washing Machine and an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator |
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| Authors: | Christof Kolb Sebastian Schmieder Claus Schmitt |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Deutsches Herzzentrum und 1. Med. Klinik, Klinikum rechts der Isar der TU München, Munich, Germany |
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| Abstract: | Electromagnetic interference with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) can cause inappropriate delivery of therapies or temporary inhibition of ICD functions. The presented case describes electromagnetic interference between a washing machine and an ICD resulting in an inappropriate discharge of the device due to false detection of ventricular fibrillation. |
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| Keywords: | electromagnetic interference inappropriate therapy ICD |
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