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- Title
Shock whilst gardening—implantable defibrillators & lawn mowers.
- Authors
Von Olshausen, G.; Lennerz, C.; Grebmer, C.; Pavaci, H.; Kolb, C.
- Abstract
Electromagnetic interference with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) can cause inappropriate shock delivery or temporary inhibition of ICD functions. We present a case of electromagnetic interference between a lawn mower and an ICD resulting in an inappropriate discharge of the device due to erroneous detection of ventricular fibrillation.
- Subjects
SHOCK (Pathology); IMPLANTABLE cardioverter-defibrillators; LAWN mowers; ELECTROMAGNETIC interference; VENTRICULAR fibrillation; ARRHYTHMIA; MEDICAL research
- Publication
QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, 2014, Vol 107, Issue 2, p147
- ISSN
1460-2725
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/qjmed/hct180