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Software Error Resulting in Malfunction of an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
Author(s) -
COPPESS MARK A.,
MILLER JOHN M.,
ZIPES DOUGLAS P.,
GROH WILLIAM J.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.193
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1540-8167
pISSN - 1045-3873
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1999.tb00269.x
Subject(s) - medicine , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , programmer , software , cardiology , embedded system , computer science , operating system
ICD Software Error. Loss of ventricular output resulting from an unexpected software error in a dual chamber implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is reported. A 70‐year‐old man with a dual chamber ICD implanted for a history of cardiac arrest and infra‐Hisian block presented with acute onset of dizziness. He was found to have loss of ventricular output due to an internal software problem. The problem was corrected by software reprogramming via the programmer. This malfunction exemplifies the potential ability to correct current‐generation ICD software problems noninvasively, thus avoiding the need for replacement.