title: Life-threatening and life-saving inappropriate implantable cardioverter defibrillator shocks.
abstract: An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) lead dislodgement into the right atrium is a dangerous situation, particularly in patients in atrial fibrillation because atrial fibrillation can be sensed as ventricular fibrillation and true ventricular fibrillation induced with an inappropriate shock. In the presence of shocks, ICD interrogation should be performed as soon as possible.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology Arrhythmia Unit Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebrón Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Edifici Annexos, planta 9, Passeig Vall d'Hebrón, 119-129 08035 Barcelona Spain.
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-2234-5248
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pérez-Rodon
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology Arrhythmia Unit Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebrón Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Edifici Annexos, planta 9, Passeig Vall d'Hebrón, 119-129 08035 Barcelona Spain.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Doiny
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebrón Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Edifici Annexos, planta 9, Passeig Vall d'Hebrón, 119-129 08035 Barcelona Spain.
authors.forename: Berta
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Miranda
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology Arrhythmia Unit Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebrón Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Edifici Annexos, planta 9, Passeig Vall d'Hebrón, 119-129 08035 Barcelona Spain.
authors.forename: Nuria
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rivas-Gandara
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology Arrhythmia Unit Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebrón Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Edifici Annexos, planta 9, Passeig Vall d'Hebrón, 119-129 08035 Barcelona Spain.
authors.forename: Ivo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Roca-Luque
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology Arrhythmia Unit Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebrón Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Edifici Annexos, planta 9, Passeig Vall d'Hebrón, 119-129 08035 Barcelona Spain.
authors.forename: Jaume
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Francisco-Pascual
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebrón Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Edifici Annexos, planta 9, Passeig Vall d'Hebrón, 119-129 08035 Barcelona Spain.
authors.forename: Rosa Maria
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Lidón
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebrón Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Edifici Annexos, planta 9, Passeig Vall d'Hebrón, 119-129 08035 Barcelona Spain.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: García-Dorado
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology Arrhythmia Unit Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebrón Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Edifici Annexos, planta 9, Passeig Vall d'Hebrón, 119-129 08035 Barcelona Spain.
authors.forename: Angel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moya Mitjans
keywords: Atrial fibrillation; implantable cardioverter defibrillator; inappropriate shock; lead dislodgement; ventricular fibrillation