Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators Save Lives from Lightning-Related Electrocution Too

Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators Save Lives from Lightning-Related Electrocution Too

We report an unusual case of a 75‐year‐old male electrocuted by lightning strike rescued by implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) shock coincidentally. Lightning strikes are an unusual cause of fatal cardiac arrhythmias. Depending on the amount of energy and the current vector affecting the h...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pacing and clinical electrophysiology 2008-02, Vol.31 (2), p.256-257
Hauptverfasser: KONDUR, ASHOK K., AFONSO, LUIS C., BERENBOM, LOREN D., LAKKIREDDY, DHANUNJAYA R.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aged
Defibrillators, Implantable
electromagnetic interference
Humans
implantable cardioverter defibrillator
Lightning Injuries
lightning strike
Male
ventricular fibrillation
Ventricular Fibrillation - etiology
Ventricular Fibrillation - therapy
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Zusammenfassung:We report an unusual case of a 75‐year‐old male electrocuted by lightning strike rescued by implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) shock coincidentally. Lightning strikes are an unusual cause of fatal cardiac arrhythmias. Depending on the amount of energy and the current vector affecting the heart, the arrhythmia burden ranges from asystole to ventricular fibrillation.
ISSN:0147-8389
1540-8159
DOI:10.1111/j.1540-8159.2007.00980.x