Key result
TENS unit use triggers inappropriate ICD shocks via electrical artifact mimicking VF.
Population
1 patient with a transvenous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD)
Design
Case_report
Authors
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TENS units may trigger inappropriate ICD shocks; this case report leaves open the frequency and predictors of electromagnetic interference.
Case Report (n=1)
TENS units can interfere with transvenous ICDs by creating electrical artifacts that trigger inappropriate shocks, warranting caution in this patient population.
PHILBIN et al. (1998) conducted a case report in Patient with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) (n=1). Transcutaneous electronic nerve stimulation (TENS) unit was evaluated on Inappropriate therapy (shocks) due to electrical artifact interpreted as ventricular fibrillation. Use of a TENS unit in a patient with a transvenous ICD created an electrical artifact interpreted as ventricular fibrillation, leading to the delivery of inappropriate shocks.
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