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Europace 2005 7(1):85-86; doi:10.1016/j.eupc.2004.05.010
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© 2005 The European Society of Cardiology. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

IMAGES IN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY/PACING

Acupuncture triggering inappropriate ICD shocks

Ernest W. Lau*, David H. Birnie, Robert Lemery, Anthony S.L. Tang and Martin S. Green

University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Room H145 40 Ruskin Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4W7, Canada

Abstract

Acupuncture is a modality of alternative medicine popular certain sectors of society. The possible interaction between acupuncture and ICD therapy has not been previously investigated. A case of acupuncture triggering inappropriate shocks from the ICD is reported.

Key Words: ICD, inappropriate shocks, acupuncture

*Corresponding author. Tel.: +1 613 761 4914; fax: +1 613 761 4407. E-mail address: elau{at}ottawaheart.ca (E. W. Lau).


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