It was reported that this patient contact the physician office regarding the cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (crt-d) device beeping.An in office visit was recommended.The physician reported getting an red alert from the home monitor, for high, shock impedance out of range.The shock impedance has been variable since implant, 81 ohms to 127 ohms.During the office visit, the physician programmed the device to a threshold of 150 ohms, and will monitor the patient closely.The device remains implanted.No adverse patient effects were reported.
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