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Erroneous Discharge of an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Caused by an Electric Razor
Author(s) -
SEIFERT THOMAS,
BLOCK MICHAEL,
BORGGREFE MARTIN,
BREITHARDT GÜNTER
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1995.tb06748.x
Subject(s) - medicine , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , cardiology , medical emergency
We report an unusual case of the erroneous discharge of a third‐generation multiprogrammable implantable Cardioverter defibrillator in a 64‐year‐old patient with a history of recurrent ventricular tachycardias caused by electromagnetic interference while shaving with an electric razor. Electromagnetic interference was related to a defect in the electrode's insulation and could not be provoked in an intact electrode .