Yusuf Cemil Oktay1, Muhammed Rıdvan Ersoysal2, Burcin Akgun1, Gorkem Kus2, Engin Deniz Arslan1

1Department of Emergency Medicine, Health Sciences University Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
2Department of Cardiology, Health Sciences University Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey

Keywords: Abdominal twitch, implantable cardioverter-defibrillation, lead dislodgement, reel syndrome

Abstract

Malfunctions of implantable cardiac devices have the potential to be catastrophic. A 63-year-old patient was admitted to our emergency department with new-onset abdominal pain and sensation of twitching on his abdominal wall. One month ago, an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) was implanted in him to prevent malignant ventricular arrhythmias. An electrocardiogram was obtained that showed pace spikes unrelated to QRS complexes. The patient was diagnosed with ICD lead dislodgement and the lead was repositioned in another procedure. In conclusion, emergency physicians should be familiar with the problems of implantable cardiac devices.

Author Contributions

YCO: Conceptualization, writing original draft; MRE: Writing review and editing, visualization; BA: Writing original draft, Visualization; GK: Conceptualization, writing review and editing; EDA: Conceptualization, Writing review and editing, Supervision.

Conflict of Interest

None Declared.

Financial Disclosure

None.