Automated Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator/Pacemaker Lead Fracture.

automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator electrophysiology pacemaker lead fracture

Journal

Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
19 Nov 2020
Historique:
entrez: 28 12 2020
pubmed: 29 12 2020
medline: 29 12 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Implanted artificial pacemakers are groundbreaking pieces of technology that have a vast array of medical benefits. However, as with other electronic devices, these implanted cardiac devices are not immune to failure. One of the most common failures are lead fractures, which can lead to conduction issues that result in inappropriate or insufficient electrical stimulation to the myocardium or other myocytes. The authors present a classic example of this type of artificial pacemaker failure, with the hospital course of a female patient presenting with erratic muscle contractions due to improper electrical impulse generation and conduction.

Identifiants

pubmed: 33364089
doi: 10.7759/cureus.11562
pmc: PMC7749864
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

e11562

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2020, Rubero et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Auteurs

Jose Rubero (J)

Emergency Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, USA.
Emergency Medicine, Envision Physician Services, Plantation, USA.
Emergency Medicine, Osceola Regional Medical Center, Kissimmee, USA.
Emergency Medicine, HCA Healthcare Graduate Medical Education Consortium Emergency Medicine Residency Program of Greater Orlando, Orlando, USA.

Sidhartha R Ramlatchan (SR)

Emergency Medicine, Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA.

Matthew Solomon (M)

Emergency, Brown University, Providence, USA.

Andrew George (A)

Emergency Medicine, Brown University, Providence, USA.

Latha Ganti (L)

Emergency Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, USA.
Emergency Medicine, Envision Physician Services, Plantation, USA.
Emergency Medicine, Osceola Regional Medical Center, Kissimmee, USA.
Emergency Medicine, HCA Healthcare Graduate Medical Education Consortium Emergency Medicine Residency Program of Greater Orlando, Orlando, USA.

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