title: An unusual intracardiac electrogram showing cause for false electrical discharge from an ICD.
abstract: We describe a rare case of inappropriate implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) therapy due to false sensing of electromechanical interference from diathermy as 'ventricular fibrillation (VF)'. This occurred during surgical removal of sternal wires under general anaesthesia. Postsurgical interrogation of ICD revealed the intracardiac electrogram showing the mechanical interference sensed as 'VF' by ICD and subsequent shock delivery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology/Medicine, West Midlands Deanery, Birmingham, UK. ishaq.mohammed@nhs.net
authors.forename: Ishaq
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mohammed
authors.forename: Karim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ratib
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Creamer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
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