Margos, Panagiotis N; Schomburg, Rolf; Kynast, Jorg; Khattab, Ahmed A; Richardt, Gert (2009). Termination of Ventricular Tachycardia with Antitachycardia Pacing after Ineffective Shock Therapy in an ICD Recipient with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Indian pacing and electrophysiology journal, 9(1), pp. 64-70. New Delhi: Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Group
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) implantation is the only established therapy for primary or secondary prevention of sudden cardiac death in patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM). Ineffectiveness of shock therapy for the termination of potentially fatal ventricular arrhythmias in ICD recipients is rare in the presence of appropriate arrhythmia detection by the device. We report the case of a 48-year-old woman with HCM and a single chamber ICD, who received five inefficient high-energy (35 Joules) shocks for the termination of an appropriately detected episode of Ventricular Tachycardia (VT). The episode was safely terminated with a subsequent application of Antitachycardia Pacing (ATP) by the device. At the following ICD control, an acceptable defibrillation threshold was detected.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Cardiovascular Disorders (DHGE) > Clinic of Cardiology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Khattab, Ahmed Aziz |
ISSN: |
0972-6292 |
ISBN: |
19165362 |
Publisher: |
Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Group |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Factscience Import |
Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 15:09 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:21 |
PubMed ID: |
19165362 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/30262 (FactScience: 191619) |
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