A "shocking" case rectified.

Thermoelastic Vibration of Temperature-Dependent Nanobeams Due to Rectified Sine Wave Heating—A State Space Approach

In this study, the second type of Green and Naghdi's thermoelasticity theory is applied to present the vibration of a nanobeam subjected to rectified sine wave heating based upon the nonlocal thermoelasticity theory. Both Young's modulus and thermal conductivity are considered to be linear functions of the temperature. The Laplace transform domain is adopted to solve the governing partial diffe...

Successful detection of a high-energy electrical short circuit and a “rescue” shock using a novel automatic shocking-vector adjustment algorithm

Introduction A high-voltage (HV) electrical short circuit can be a critical electrical failure in an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) system because of the failed delivery of appropriate shocks against fatal arrhythmia. The Food and Drug Administration has classified the St Jude Medical Riata family of ICD leads (St Jude Medical, St Paul, MN) as a class I recall since 2011 because o...

The differential effects of heat-shocking on the viability of spores from Bacillus anthracis, Bacillus subtilis, and Clostridium sporogenes after treatment with peracetic acid- and glutaraldehyde-based disinfectants

This study investigated (1) the susceptibility of Bacillus anthracis (Ames strain), Bacillus subtilis (ATCC 19659), and Clostridium sporogenes (ATCC 3584) spores to commercially available peracetic acid (PAA)- and glutaraldehyde (GA)-based disinfectants, (2) the effects that heat-shocking spores after treatment with these disinfectants has on spore recovery, and (3) the timing of heat-shocking ...

Azygos Vein Coil: Bailout Strategy for High Defibrillation Thresholds

We describe an unusual case in which an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator failed to defibrillate the patient during testing at implant; rather, an adequate safety margin was achieved only after introduction of a shocking coil into the azygos vein. The azygos vein is an attractive extracardiac target for placement of a shocking coil, as it provides an ideal shock vector. Tools designed for ...

Acute and spontaneous coronary thrombosis in non-culprit artery during percutaneous coronary intervention in myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation: A “shocking” case