Inappropriate Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapy During Surgery: An Important and Preventable Complication

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2017 Jun;31(3):1037-1041. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2016.11.036. Epub 2016 Nov 24.
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Keywords: cardiovascular implantable electronic device; electromagnetic interference; implantable cardioverter-defibrillator; patient injury.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Defibrillators, Implantable / adverse effects*
  • Defibrillators, Implantable / trends
  • Electrocardiography / trends
  • Humans
  • Intraoperative Complications / diagnosis
  • Intraoperative Complications / etiology*
  • Intraoperative Complications / physiopathology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged