Inappropriate shocks or inappropriate programming? A review of Guidant's reconfirmation algorithm.
Ventricular tachycardia episodes terminating during or immediately after device charging are not expected to be treated by current implantable cardioverter defibrillators as shocks are non-committed. For proper troubleshooting, the reconfirmation algorithm will be reviewed.
Mansour
Fadi
F
Electrophysiology Service, Hospital Clinic, C/Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain. mansour@videotron.ca
Guash
Eduard
E
Berruezo
Antonio
A
Brugada
Josep
J
Tolosana
Jose Maria
JM
Mont
Lluís
L
D000368:Aged; D000465:Algorithms; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004556:Electric Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*