Inappropriate defibrillator shock in a subcutaneous device secondary to repetitive muscle contractions

Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed). 2014 Jun;67(6):496-8. doi: 10.1016/j.rec.2014.02.006. Epub 2014 May 9.

Authors

Luis Álvarez-Acosta¹, Rafael Romero-Garrido², Julio Hernández-Afonso²

Affiliations

¹ Departamento de Arritmología, Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain. Electronic address: luisalvaco@gmail.com.
² Departamento de Arritmología, Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.

PMID: 24863604
DOI: 10.1016/j.rec.2014.02.006

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Defibrillators, Implantable / adverse effects*
Female
Humans
Muscle Contraction*
Prosthesis Failure / etiology*