Cardiac Pacemaker Battery Discharge After External Electrical Cardioversion for Broad QRS Complex Tachycardia

Cardiac Pacemaker Battery Discharge After External Electrical Cardioversion for Broad QRS Complex Tachycardia

External electrical cardioversion or defibrillation may be necessary in patients with implanted cardiac pacemaker (PM) or implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). Sudden discharge of high electrical energy employed in direct current (DC) transthoracic countershock may damage the PM/ICD system r...

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Main Authors: Zamparelli Roberto, Dello Russo Antonio, Pelargonio Gemma, Martino Annamaria, Sanna Tommaso, Casella Michela, Scapigliati Andrea, De Paulis Stefano, Bellocci Fulvio, Schiavello Rocco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-08-01
Series:Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal
Subjects:
Electric countershock
Defibrillation
Pacemaker
Electromagnetic interference
Ventricular arrhythmias
Online Access:http://www.ipej.org/0803/annamaria.htm

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