title: Acupuncture triggering inappropriate ICD shocks.
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.
authors.affiliation: University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4W7, Canada. elau@ottawaheart.ca
authors.forename: Ernest W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.forename: David H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Birnie
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lemery
authors.forename: Anthony S L
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Martin S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Green
mesh_terms: D026881:Acupuncture; D000368:Aged; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*