Why the study?
Does reducing potassium in the dialysis bath resolve hyperkalemia-induced T wave oversensing and inappropriate ICD shocks in a patient with a biventricular ICD?
Population
1 patient with a biventricular ICD undergoing hemodialysis who developed hyperkalemia
Design
Case_report
Authors
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May support dialysate potassium adjustment to avert hyperkalemia-related ICD oversensing in dialysis patients; leaves open generalizability from this single case.
Does reducing potassium in the dialysis bath resolve hyperkalemia-induced T wave oversensing and inappropriate ICD shocks in a patient with a biventricular ICD?
Hyperkalemia during hemodialysis can cause T wave oversensing leading to inappropriate ICD shocks, which can be resolved by adjusting the dialysis bath potassium content.
Koul et al. (2004) studied this question.
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