An ICD Lead with Failure of Outer Insulation Goes Undetected by Regular Measurements

We report a patient with ischemic cardiomyopathy status post implantable cardioverter‐defibrillator (ICD) implantation in June 2009. Outer insulation failure of her Riata ST ventricular ICD lead goes undetected by routine interrogation and provocative tests as recommended from its manufacturer.1 Ano...

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Published in:Pacing and clinical electrophysiology 2012-09, Vol.35 (9), p.e261-e262
Main Authors: CHAN, CHI‐WO, CHIANG, CHUNG‐SEUNG
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Defibrillators, Implantable
Electrocardiography
Electrodes, Implanted - adverse effects
Equipment Failure
Female
Humans
ICD
Middle Aged
Myocardial Ischemia - therapy
outer insulation failure
Riata
Tachycardia, Ventricular - diagnosis
Tachycardia, Ventricular - etiology
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Summary:We report a patient with ischemic cardiomyopathy status post implantable cardioverter‐defibrillator (ICD) implantation in June 2009. Outer insulation failure of her Riata ST ventricular ICD lead goes undetected by routine interrogation and provocative tests as recommended from its manufacturer.1 Another domain of assessment, fluoroscopy, to facilitate early detection of structural abnormality in this family of ICD lead is discussed. (PACE 2012; 35:e261–e262)
ISSN:0147-8389
1540-8159
DOI:10.1111/j.1540-8159.2011.03164.x