title: Renal extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy performed in patient with implantable cardioverter defibrillator.
abstract: The effect of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy on the automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator is unknown. To evaluate what effect might occur, a non-implanted automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator was subjected to a full course of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy while inactive. Bench testing by the manufacturer after lithotripsy demonstrated normal function of the device. A patient with an automatic implanted cardioverter defibrillator who required contralateral extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy then underwent this procedure. The right renal calculus was destroyed successfully with no apparent damage to the automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator. A test of the automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator after lithotripsy demonstrated normal sensing and conversion of induced ventricular tachycardia.
authors.affiliation: Electrophysiology Laboratory, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts 01805.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Venditti
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Long
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Roth
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D008096:Lithotripsy; D008297:Male; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000150:complications* / Q000517:prevention & control