TY - JOUR
T1 - Riata lead failure presenting as a life-threatening electrical storm
T2 - A novel manifestation of electrical lead failure
AU - Shenthar, Jayaprakash
AU - Ghanta, Somasekhar
AU - Rai, Maneesh K.
AU - Walia, Rohit
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - The Riata and Riata ST family of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator leads are prone to a unique type of structural failure involving exteriorization of the conductor cables, which may present as electrical failure. We report a mode of lead failure that occurred in a patient with a Riata 1570 series dual coil 8F lead. In this case, the first appropriate shock for ventricular fibrillation resulted in noise, that in turn led to recurrent inappropriate shocks and proarrhythmia, that clinically mimicked a life-threatening electrical storm.
AB - The Riata and Riata ST family of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator leads are prone to a unique type of structural failure involving exteriorization of the conductor cables, which may present as electrical failure. We report a mode of lead failure that occurred in a patient with a Riata 1570 series dual coil 8F lead. In this case, the first appropriate shock for ventricular fibrillation resulted in noise, that in turn led to recurrent inappropriate shocks and proarrhythmia, that clinically mimicked a life-threatening electrical storm.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.joa.2014.03.003
DO - 10.1016/j.joa.2014.03.003
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84919470063
SN - 1880-4276
VL - 30
SP - 525
EP - 528
JO - Journal of Arrhythmia
JF - Journal of Arrhythmia
IS - 6
ER -