Fatal outcome from inappropriate defibrillation

Hany Dimitri; Bobby John; Glenn D Young; Prashanthan Sanders

doi:10.1093/europace/eum186

Fatal outcome from inappropriate defibrillation

Europace. 2007 Nov;9(11):1059-60. doi: 10.1093/europace/eum186. Epub 2007 Sep 6.

Authors

Hany Dimitri¹, Bobby John, Glenn D Young, Prashanthan Sanders

Affiliation

¹ Cardiovascular Research Centre, Department of Cardiology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia.

PMID: 17827163
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eum186

Abstract

We present a 51-year-old morbidly obese man who underwent insertion of a single-chamber implantable cardioverter defibrillator for monomorphic ventricular tachycardia occurring after myocardial infarction. After a period of satisfactory device function, a sudden change in R-wave with atrial over-sensing heralded inappropriate defibrillation and induction of ventricular fibrillation, with subsequent death of the patient.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Defibrillators, Implantable / adverse effects*
Equipment Failure
Fatal Outcome
Heart Ventricles / innervation
Heart Ventricles / physiopathology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction / complications
Obesity, Morbid
Tachycardia, Ventricular / etiology
Tachycardia, Ventricular / therapy
Ventricular Fibrillation / etiology*
Ventricular Fibrillation / physiopathology