Early detection of high voltage lead failure with an unusual and unexpected device alert

Heart. 2013 Dec;99(23):1786-7. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2013-304666. Epub 2013 Aug 16.

Authors

Giovanni B Forleo¹, Germana Panattoni, Valentina Schirripa, Domenico G Della Rocca, Domenico Sergi, Luca Santini, Manfredi Tesauro, Francesco Romeo

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Rome 'Tor Vergata', , Rome, Italy.

PMID: 23955720
DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2013-304666

No abstract available

Keywords: CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Death, Sudden, Cardiac / prevention & control*
Defibrillators, Implantable / adverse effects*
Electrocardiography
Equipment Failure
False Positive Reactions
Humans
Male
Myocardial Ischemia / prevention & control