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Software Error Resulting in Malfunction of an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
Article first published online: 20 APR 2007
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1999.tb00269.x
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COPPESS, M. A., MILLER, J. M., ZIPES, D. P. and GROH, W. J. (1999), Software Error Resulting in Malfunction of an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, 10: 871–873. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1999.tb00269.x
Publication History
- Issue published online: 20 APR 2007
- Article first published online: 20 APR 2007
- Manuscript received 8 January 1999; Accepted for publication 22 February 1999.
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Keywords:
- implantable cardioverter defibrillator malfunction;
- internal software error
ICD Software Error. Loss of ventricular output resulting from an unexpected software error in a dual chamber implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is reported. A 70-year-old man with a dual chamber ICD implanted for a history of cardiac arrest and infra-Hisian block presented with acute onset of dizziness. He was found to have loss of ventricular output due to an internal software problem. The problem was corrected by software reprogramming via the programmer. This malfunction exemplifies the potential ability to correct current-generation ICD software problems noninvasively, thus avoiding the need for replacement.