Inappropriate ICD Shock as a Result of TASER Discharge

Chirag R. Barbhaiya, MD; Craig Moskowitz, MD; Harish Duraiswami, CCDS; Lior Jankelson, MD, PhD; Robert J. Knotts, MD; Scott Bernstein, MD; David Park, MD, PhD; Douglas Holmes, MD; Anthony Aizer, MD, MS; Larry A. Chinitz, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Jul 2020)

Inappropriate ICD Shock as a Result of TASER Discharge

Chirag R. Barbhaiya, MD,
Craig Moskowitz, MD,
Harish Duraiswami, CCDS,
Lior Jankelson, MD, PhD,
Robert J. Knotts, MD,
Scott Bernstein, MD,
David Park, MD, PhD,
Douglas Holmes, MD,
Anthony Aizer, MD, MS,
Larry A. Chinitz, MD

Affiliations

Chirag R. Barbhaiya, MD: Address for correspondence: Dr. Chirag R. Barbhaiya, Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, New York University School of Medicine, 550 1st Avenue, New York, New York 10016.; Leon H. Charney Heart Rhythm Center at NYU Langone Health, New York, New York
Craig Moskowitz, MD: Leon H. Charney Heart Rhythm Center at NYU Langone Health, New York, New York
Harish Duraiswami, CCDS: Leon H. Charney Heart Rhythm Center at NYU Langone Health, New York, New York
Lior Jankelson, MD, PhD: Leon H. Charney Heart Rhythm Center at NYU Langone Health, New York, New York
Robert J. Knotts, MD: Leon H. Charney Heart Rhythm Center at NYU Langone Health, New York, New York
Scott Bernstein, MD: Leon H. Charney Heart Rhythm Center at NYU Langone Health, New York, New York
David Park, MD, PhD: Leon H. Charney Heart Rhythm Center at NYU Langone Health, New York, New York
Douglas Holmes, MD: Leon H. Charney Heart Rhythm Center at NYU Langone Health, New York, New York
Anthony Aizer, MD, MS: Leon H. Charney Heart Rhythm Center at NYU Langone Health, New York, New York
Larry A. Chinitz, MD: Leon H. Charney Heart Rhythm Center at NYU Langone Health, New York, New York

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 8
pp. 1166 – 1169

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Conducted energy weapon (commonly known as TASER) discharge in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators is known to cause electromagnetic interference and inappropriate ventricular fibrillation sensing without delivery of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators therapy during conducted energy weapon application. We report the first known case of conducted energy weapon discharge resulting in inappropriate implantable cardioverter-defibrillators therapy. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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