Citation

Rasania SP, Mountantonakis S, Patel VV. Pacing Clin. Electrophysiol. 2012; 35(9): e267-71.

Affiliation

Department of Internal Medicine, Seton Hall University School of Heath & Medical Sciences, Trenton, New Jersey Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1540-8159.2012.03348.x

PMID

22385111

Abstract

T-wave oversensing can be a serious problem that often results in inappropriate device therapy. We report here a patient with binge alcohol use who received multiple, inappropriate ICD shocks due to T-wave oversensing from repolarization changes induced by acute alcohol intoxication and no other relevant metabolic derangements. Following recovery from his alcohol intoxication a few days later, the T-wave amplitude decreased so the device no longer inappropriately sensed or delivered therapies. This case represents an uncommon, but reversible, cause of T-wave oversensing that should be considered before more aggressive measures are taken to correct the abnormality.(PACE 2012; 1-5).

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