Inadequate ICD discharges due to diaphragmatic electromyopotential oversensing as the first sign of right ventricular lead perforation

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1176-1178

  Wiegand, Uwe K H ^a   Wilke, Iris ^a   Bonnemeier, Hendrik ^a   Eberhardt, Frank ^a   Bode, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Myopotential oversensing; Perforation; Ventricular lead

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DIAPHRAGM; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART VENTRICLE PERFORATION; HUMAN; MALE; RIGHT VENTRICULAR LEAD PERFORATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AGED; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; DIAPHRAGM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

EID: 33750038258     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2006.00511.x     Document Type: Article

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