Traumatic Tension Pneumothorax as a Cause of ICD Failure: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Background. Tension pneumothorax can infrequently cause ventricular arrhythmias and increase the threshold of defibrillation. It should be suspected whenever there is difficulty in defibrillation for a ventricular arrhythmia. Purpose. To report a case of traumatic tension pneumothorax leading to ven...
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Main Authors: | Ehtesham Ul Haq, Bassam Omar |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2014-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Cardiology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/261705 |
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