Inappropriate implantable cardioverter defibrillator shock from a transcutaneous muscle stimulation device therapy

J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2005 Jun;13(1):73-5. doi: 10.1007/s10840-005-0357-3.

Abstract

Inappropriate shock from implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) may result from external electromagnetic interference (EMI), especially for unipolar ventricle sensing. Previous case reports and small in-vitro safety study suggested that endocardial bipolar lead system may be immune from EMI resulting from transcutaneous electrical neuromuscle stimulation (TENS) therapy. This report presents an unusual case of inappropriate discharge in a patient with ICD of endocardial bipolar lead system, receiving TENS from a commercially available device.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Defibrillators, Implantable / adverse effects*
  • Device Removal
  • Electrocardiography*
  • Electrodes, Implanted
  • Electromagnetic Fields / adverse effects*
  • Equipment Failure
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Risk Assessment
  • Shock / etiology
  • Shock / physiopathology
  • Tachycardia, Ventricular / diagnosis
  • Tachycardia, Ventricular / surgery*
  • Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation / adverse effects*
  • Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation / methods