A Shocking Case of Far-Field Atrial Oversensing in Giant-Cell Myocarditis.

JACC Case Rep

Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Published: April 2021

We report a unique case of delivery of inappropriate implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapies related to a "perfect storm": presence of an integrated lead, insufficient lead slack related to right heart dilation resulting in shock coil misplacement, myocarditis with loss of R waves, and the concomitant occurrence of an incessant atrial tachycardia. ().

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.02.041DOI Listing

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