Acupuncture triggering inappropriate ICD shocks.
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.
Lau
Ernest W
EW
University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4W7, Canada. elau@ottawaheart.ca
Birnie
David H
DH
Lemery
Robert
R
Tang
Anthony S L
AS
Green
Martin S
MS
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*