%0 Journal Article %J Acta Cardiol %D 2012 %T Vertebral artery dissection secondary to defibrillation threshold testing. %A Gavin, Andrew R %A McGavigan, Andrew D %A Singleton, Cameron %K Cardiomyopathies %K Defibrillators, Implantable %K Humans %K Male %K Middle Aged %K Myocardial Ischemia %K Vertebral Artery Dissection %X

We report a case of vertebral artery dissection presenting 2 days after ICD implantation with defibrillation threshold testing in a 57-year-old man with ischemic cardiomyopathy. The association between vertebral artery dissection and neck trauma and the role of DFT testing in ICD implantation are discussed.

%B Acta Cardiol %V 67 %P 359-61 %8 2012 Jun %G eng %N 3 %R 10.2143/AC.67.3.2160729