Riata lead failure presenting as a life-threatening electrical storm: A novel manifestation of electrical lead failure
The Riata and Riata ST family of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator leads are prone to a unique type of structural failure involving exteriorization of the conductor cables, which may present as electrical failure. We report a mode of lead failure that occurred in a patient with a Riata 1570 ser...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2014-12-01
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Series: | Journal of Arrhythmia |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1880427614000374 |