We report on a patient with a single-chamber implantable cardioverter defibrillator admitted with an increase in high-voltage lead impedance, detected with home-monitoring, and inappropriate shocks due to noise on the electrogram. Chest x-ray revealed no abnormalities. Fluoroscopy before the revision procedure showed insulation failure with migration of the shock wire in the heart. The lead was removed and replaced with a new shock lead. This is, as far as we know, the first report on such a particular insulation failure, detected with home-monitoring and inappropriate shocks. (PACE 2010; 33:770-772).

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Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology
Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam

Valk, S., Luijten, R., & Jordaens, L. (2010). Insulation damage in a shock wire: An unexpected fluoroscopic image. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, 33(6), 770–772. doi:10.1111/j.1540-8159.2009.02664.x