Open AccessDevelopment of ventricular fibrillation after implantation of a biventricular implantable cardioverter defibrillator: what is the mechanism?
Author(s) -
Chemello Diego,
Pivatto Júnior Fernando,
Pimentel Maurício,
Zimerman Leandro
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1020
Subject(s) - medicine , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , cardiac resynchronization therapy , cardiology , ventricular fibrillation , heart failure , heart rhythm , sudden cardiac death , mechanism (biology) , intensive care medicine , ejection fraction , philosophy , epistemology
Key Clinical Message Syncopal spells in heart failure patient with cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIED) require multiple assessments. T‐wave oversensing is a well‐described phenomenon that remains significant in modern implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) systems. It can lead to inappropriate therapies and loss of biventricular pacing in those with cardiac resynchronization devices. Strategies to overcome this problem are important.