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Cardiac troponin levels following implantable cardioverter defibrillation implantation and testing

2014; Oxford University Press; Volume: 17; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/europace/euu306

ISSN

1532-2092

Autores

Guy Furniss, B. Shi, Alejandro Jiménez, S.A. Harding, Peter Larsen,

Tópico(s)

Electrostatic Discharge in Electronics

Resumo

AimsPrevious studies have reported the defibrillation testing during implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implantation is associated with elevated cardiac biomarkers and ST-segment electrocardiogram (ECG) changes suggesting that shocks during testing may cause harm. However, the effects of testing have not been isolated from the implant procedure itself, where lead deployment may cause myocardial damage. This prospective study examined high sensitivity troponin T (hs-TnT) levels and ECG changes during ICD implanting alone, ICD implantation with testing and device testing as a stand-alone procedure.

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