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Inappropriate Shock Delivery Due to Interference between a Washing Machine and an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator

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Electromagnetic interference with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) can cause inappropriate delivery of therapies or temporary inhibition of ICD functions. The presented case describes electromagnetic interference between a washing machine and an ICD resulting in an inappropriate discharge of the device due to false detection of ventricular fibrillation.

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  1. Deutsches Herzzentrum und 1. Med. Klinik, Klinikum rechts der Isar der TU München, Munich, Germany

    Christof Kolb, Sebastian Schmieder & Claus Schmitt

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Kolb, C., Schmieder, S. & Schmitt, C. Inappropriate Shock Delivery Due to Interference between a Washing Machine and an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 7, 255–256 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021345609629

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