Shock-induced right ventricular pacing failure caused by a short circuit: Uncommon but life-threatening complication of the Riata lead

• Itsuro Morishima, MD, PhD,
• Hiroshi Nakajima, MD, PhD,
• Hideyuki Tsuboi, MD, PhD,
• Yumiko Yokoyama, MD, PhD,
• Kazuhiro Naito, MD,
• Takahito Sone, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Itsuro Morishima, MD, PhD

Department of Cardiology, Ogaki Municipal Hospital, Ogaki, Japan

Hiroshi Nakajima, MD, PhD

Japan Research Institute for Device Therapy, Tokyo, Japan,

Hideyuki Tsuboi, MD, PhD

Department of Cardiology, Ogaki Municipal Hospital, Ogaki, Japan

Yumiko Yokoyama, MD, PhD

Department of Cardiology, Kumiai Kosei Hospital, Takayama, Japan

Kazuhiro Naito, MD

Department of Cardiology, Ogaki Municipal Hospital, Ogaki, Japan

Takahito Sone, MD, PhD

Department of Cardiology, Ogaki Municipal Hospital, Ogaki, Japan