Europace Advance Access originally published online on August 17, 2006
Europace 2006 8(10):870-872; doi:10.1093/europace/eul094
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ICD
High voltage lead failure diagnosed at upgrade of single-chamber ICD to dual-chamber ICD with CRT
aw Ka
mierczak*
gorzata Peregud-Pogorzelska
aw Gor
cy
Department of Cardiology, Pomeranian Medical University, Al. Powsta
ców Wlkp. 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland
We describe a case of defibrillation lead damage which was detected only during an upgrade procedure from single-chamber ICD to dual-chamber ICD with biventricular pacing. The damage was not detected during routine checks in the ICD clinic.
Key Words: Lead failure, Biventricular pacing, Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
* Corresponding author. Tel/fax: +48 91 4661378/1379. E-mail address: j.kazmierczak{at}acx.pl