ED evaluation and management of implantable cardiac defibrillator electrical shocks

Abstract Patients with implantable cardiac defibrillators not infrequently present to the emergency department after experiencing an implantable cardiac defibrillator shock. This review considers the management of such patients in the emergency department, including appropriate, inappropriate, and p...

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Published inThe American journal of emergency medicine Vol. 34; no. 6; pp. 1140 - 1147
Main Authors Iftikhar, Saher, MD, Mattu, Amal, MD, Brady, William, MD
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.06.2016
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Acute coronary syndromes
Arrhythmias, Cardiac - therapy
Cardiac arrhythmia
Cardiovascular disease
Defibrillators
Defibrillators, Implantable - adverse effects
Electric Countershock
Electrocardiography
Electrolytes
Emergency
Emergency medical care
Emergency Service, Hospital
Equipment Failure
Heart
Humans
Ischemia
Mortality
Questioning
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Summary:Abstract Patients with implantable cardiac defibrillators not infrequently present to the emergency department after experiencing an implantable cardiac defibrillator shock. This review considers the management of such patients in the emergency department, including appropriate, inappropriate, and phantom shocks as well as electrical storm.
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ISSN:0735-6757
1532-8171
DOI:10.1016/j.ajem.2016.02.060