Inappropriate shock delivery by implantable cardioverter defibrillator due to electrical interference with washing machine

Dhanaraj Singh Chongtham; Ajay Bahl; Rohit Manoj Kumar; K K Talwar

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.12.052

Inappropriate shock delivery by implantable cardioverter defibrillator due to electrical interference with washing machine

Int J Cardiol. 2007 May 31;118(2):e44-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.12.052. Epub 2007 Mar 28.

Authors

Dhanaraj Singh Chongtham, Ajay Bahl, Rohit Manoj Kumar, K K Talwar

PMID: 17395291
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.12.052

Abstract

We report a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy who received an inappropriate implantable cardioverter defibrillator shock due to electrical interference from a washing machine. This electrical interference was detected as an episode of ventricular fibrillation with delivery of shock without warning symptoms.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / therapy*
Defibrillators, Implantable / adverse effects*
Electric Injuries / diagnosis
Electric Injuries / etiology*
Electric Injuries / therapy
Electricity
Equipment Failure
Household Articles / instrumentation*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged