A Single Shock During An Episode Of Ventricular Tachycardia: Is The Device Working Properly?

Autor: Jesus Jimenez-Lopez, MD, Miguel A. Arias, MD, PhD, Finn Akerstrom, MBChB, Marta Pachon, MD, Alberto Puchol, MD
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal, Vol 12, Iss 5, Pp 226-228 (2012)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0972-6292
DOI: 10.1016/S0972-6292(16)30545-9
Popis: Emergency department admissions due to implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) shocks constitute an important patient group. The correct evaluation includes a review of system integrity and a careful analysis of stored intracardiac electrograms. We present a patient admitted with a single ICD discharge due to an episode of sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia, and an unexpected finding.
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