Inadvertent transposition of defibrillator coil terminal pins causing inappropriate ICD therapies

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 71-74

  Issa, Ziad F ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Inappropriate therapy; Myopotential oversensing

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; MUSCLE POTENTIAL; PECTORAL MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS;

EID: 44749089369     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-008-9211-8     Document Type: Article

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