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Europace Advance Access published online on August 17, 2006
Europace, doi:10.1093/europace/eul094
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© The European Society of Cardiology 2006. All rights reserved
Received February 24, 2006
Accepted May 11, 2006

Article

High voltage lead failure diagnosed at upgrade of single-chamber ICD to dual-chamber ICD with CRT

Jaroslaw Kazmierczak 1 *, Ryszard Rzeuski 1, Malgorzata Peregud-Pogorzelska 1, and Jaroslaw Goracy 1

1 Department of Cardiology, Pomeranian Medical University, Al. Powstanców Wlkp. 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
Jaroslaw Kazmierczak, E-mail: j.kazmierczak{at}acx.pl


  Abstract

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.

Keywords: Lead failure; Biventricular pacing; Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator.
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