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Induction of Life‐threatening Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias by Serial Inappropriate AICD‐pulsing in the Hyperthyroid State
Author(s) -
KALTENBRUNNER WILHELM,
FROHNER KLAUS,
STEINBACH KONRAD
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.193
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1540-8167
pISSN - 1045-3873
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1990.tb01698.x
Subject(s) - medicine , amiodarone , cardiology , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , supraventricular arrhythmia , potency , atrial fibrillation , biochemistry , chemistry , in vitro
A patient treated with the automatic implantable defibrillator exhibited serial inappropriate shacks during amiodarone‐induced hyperthyroidism. This case illustrates the elective effectiveness of the AICD in the termination of ventricular tachyarrhythmias as well as its potency to induce them by serial erroneous interventions on supraventricular tachyarrhythmias so that external life‐saving efforts are needed.