Failure to deliver therapy by a riata lead with internal wire externalization and normal electrical parameters during routine interrogation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 94-96

  Shah, Parthiv ^a   Singh, Gurjit ^a   Chandra, Shalabh ^a   Schuger, Claudio D ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

ICD; lead malfunction; Riata lead; sudden death; ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTRIC BATTERY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FLUOROSCOPY; GENERATOR; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; ST JUDE MEDICAL DEFIBRILLATOR; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

AGED; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 84872004351     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2012.02361.x     Document Type: Article

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