ICD proarrhythmia as a consequence of an interaction with an algorithm to prevent atrial arrhythmias

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1096-1098

  MartÍnez SÁnchez, Juan ^a,b   GarcÍa Alberola, Arcadi ^a   SÁnchez MuÑoz, Juan José ^a   PeÑafiel VerdÚ, Pablo ^a   Giner Caro, José Antonio ^a   ValdÉs ChÁvarri, Mariano ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Defibrillation ICD; Preventive pacing algorithms; Proarrhythmia; VT

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE;

AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART PACING; HEART PROARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; PROPHYLAXIS;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 68349134884     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2009.02444.x     Document Type: Article

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