Inappropriate defibrillator (ICD) shocks caused by transcutaneous electronic nerve stimulation (TENS) units Kommentar

[Unsachgemäße Defibrillator (ICD)-Schocks, hervorgerufen durch transkutane elektrische Nervenstimulationseiheiten (TENS)]

Exposition

• • Anwendung von elektrischem Strom
  • therapeutisches/medizinisches Gerät
  • Elektrotherapie

Kommentierte Artikel

• Vlay SC (1998): Electromagnetic interference and ICD discharge related to chiropractic treatment
• Glotzer TV et al. (1998): Electromagnetic interference from a muscle stimulation device causing discharge of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator: epicardial bipolar and endocardial bipolar sensing circuits are compared
• Philbin DM et al. (1998): Inappropriate shocks delivered by an ICD as a result of sensed potentials from a transcutaneous electronic nerve stimulation unit

Themenverwandte Artikel

• Crevenna R et al. (2003): Electromagnetic interference by transcutaneous neuromuscular electrical stimulation in patients with bipolar sensing implantable cardioverter defibrillators: a pilot safety study