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Shock Coil Failure Secondary to External Irradiation in a Patient with Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
Author(s) -
JOHN and JOSEPH,
KAYE GERALD C.
Publication year - 2004
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.1540-8159.2004.00513.x
Subject(s) - medicine , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , shock (circulatory) , cardiology , heart failure , irradiation , radiation therapy , electromagnetic coil , electrical engineering , engineering , physics , nuclear physics
The use of implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) in the management of malignant ventricular arrhythmia is well established. Radiation treatment is common in malignant neoplasms, but the direct effect of irradiation in ICD is largely not well understood. We describe a case where radiation treatment probably led to shock coil failure. (PACE 2004; 27:690–691)