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15828892

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-4-14
pubmed:abstractText
Recent advances in implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) technology have enabled implementation of an automatic monitoring feature in ICDs that provides daily measurements of several technical parameters such as battery status, pacing, and high-voltage impedance. The system alerts the patient with an audible alarm to contact the physician in case the measured parameters are not within normal limits. Early detection of intermittent and potentially serious complications justifies routine use of this feature. This report describes a patient with an ICD who died suddenly due to ventricular fibrillation, which was not appropriately treated by the device. The cause of device malfunction was most likely an intermittent lead fracture that was not detected by the automatic impedance monitoring and alert feature of this device. Based on these data, potential benefits and theoretical pitfalls of automatic impedance monitoring and alert features are discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1045-3873
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
444-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Automatic impedance monitoring and patient alert feature in implantable cardioverter defibrillators: being alert for the unexpected!
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Cardiology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. firat.duru@dim.usz.ch
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports