It was reported that the patient received inappropriate anti-tachycardia therapy during a ventricular tachycardia (vt) storm.The patient presented to their cardiologist and the cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (crt-d) was reprogrammed.Several days later the patient received additional shocks and was hospitalized.It was reported that none of the patient's shocks were indicated.It was also reported that due to the patient's vt storm and a "lead failure", the patient's left ventricular (lv) lead was capped and replaced.The patient is a participant in the world-wide randomized antibiotic envelope infection prevention trial clinical study.No further patient complications have been reported as a result of this event.
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