Tachycardia induction due to inappropriate implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy: what is the mechanism?
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چکیده
Antitachycardia therapies administered by implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) can occasionally prove proarrhythmic due to induction of ventricular tachyarrhythmias. In this report we present the case of a tachycardia induction as a result of inappropriate therapy delivery in an ICD recipient. Detailed analysis of the stored electrograms facilitated the delineation of the underlying mechanism of the recorded tachycardia.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Hellenic journal of cardiology : HJC = Hellenike kardiologike epitheorese
دوره 51 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010