Inappropriate shock delivery by an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator due to electrical interference with a refrigerator in a 4-year-old child


Sisko S. G., Kafali H. C., Ergul Y.

Cardiology in the Young, cilt.32, sa.4, ss.676-678, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1017/s104795112100370x
  • Dergi Adı: Cardiology in the Young
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.676-678
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, refrigerator, electrical interference, inappropriate shock, children
  • Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We report a patient with long QT syndrome who received an inappropriate implantable cardioverter-defibrillator shock due to electrical interference from a refrigerator. This electrical interference was mistakenly detected as an episode of ventricular fibrillation and ended with an inappropriate delivery of shock without any warning symptoms before.