From: DailyQuestion@...
Date: May 29, 2009 7:13:00 AM EDT
To: glennskow@...
Subject: EMedHome Question of the Day

The EMedHome Question of the Day is:

What is the most common cause of an inappropriate shock of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator?

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The Answer is:

The most common causes of inappropriate shocks are supraventricular tachycardias, including atrial fibrillation/flutter; these rhythms may require rate control, anticoagulation, or adjustments in ICD sensing thresholds (Am J EM, 9/07, pg. 812) .


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