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Suppression of Electrical Storm by Biventricular Pacing in a Patient with Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Ventricular Tachycardia
Author(s) -
TANABE YASUTAKA,
CHINUSHI MASAOMI,
WASHIZUKA TAKASHI,
MINAGAWA SHIROU,
FURUSHIMA HIROSHI,
WATANABE HIROSHI,
HOSAKA YUKIO,
KOMURA SATORU,
AIZAWA YOSHIFUSA
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2003.00156.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , amiodarone , dilated cardiomyopathy , ventricular tachycardia , qrs complex , tachycardia , ventricular pacing , cardiomyopathy , intraventricular conduction , inotrope , heart failure , atrial fibrillation
TANABE, Y.,et al.: Suppression of Electrical Storm by Biventricular Pacing in a Patient with Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Ventricular Tachycardia.This study presents a patient with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy who had suffered from multiple ICD shocks. Amiodarone and a β‐blocker failed to suppress ventricular tachycardia. His ECG showed a very wide QRS complex with an intraventricular conduction delay, so biventricular (BV) pacing was attempted. The BV pacing successfully prevented the multiple ICD shocks accompanied with an improvement in left ventricular systolic function and physical activity.(PACE 2003; 26[Pt. I]:101–102)