Phantom shocks unmasked: Clinical data and proposed mechanism of memory reactivation of past traumatic shocks in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 205-213

  Jacob, Sony ^a,f   Panaich, Sidakpal S ^a   Zalawadiya, Sandip K ^a   McKelvey, George ^a   Abraham, George ^b   Aravindhakshan, Rajeev ^a   Sears, Samuel F ^c,d   Conti, Jamie B ^e   Marsh, H Michael ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BRYN MAWR HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f HARPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; DFT testing; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Phantom shocks; Shock storms

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEPRESSION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHANTOM SHOCK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SHOCK; TRAUMATIC SHOCK;

DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRIC INJURIES; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84864712276     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-011-9640-7     Document Type: Article

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