Device clinic teamwork to identify and prevent electrical resets for implantable loop recorders

Insertable cardiac monitor malfunction secondary to alexandrite laser procedure

“…Apart from device reset, other forms of interference of ICMs, such as false positive arrhythmia recordings, have been reported with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation 4 and electrocautery. 5 Based on available published data, device malfunctions such as these appear to be exceedingly rare, with most reported adverse outcomes of these devices relating to complications of implantation (ie, infection, pain, and scar formation). 6 …”