Arrhythmic Storm Due to ICD Atrial Lead Malfunction

We describe the case of a young woman with a dual-chamber implantable cardioverter-defibrillator for long-QT syndrome who was referred to our emergency department (Cardiovascular Research Centre of Aalst, Belgium) because of an “arrhythmic storm” caused by atrial lead fracture. This case highlights...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Fabbricatore, Davide, Heggermont, Ward, Buytaert, Dimitri, Van Bockstal, Koen, De Potter, Tom
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9175138/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35693896
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.12.013
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Sumario:We describe the case of a young woman with a dual-chamber implantable cardioverter-defibrillator for long-QT syndrome who was referred to our emergency department (Cardiovascular Research Centre of Aalst, Belgium) because of an “arrhythmic storm” caused by atrial lead fracture. This case highlights the importance of the correct choice of both the device type and the pacing modality. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

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