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Ventricular Fibrillation due to Automated Atrial Threshold Testing in a Patient with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
Author(s) -
SCHELLEVIS MINDEL M.,
VAN HALM VOKKO P.
Publication year - 2015
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 - 10.1111/pace.12639
Subject(s) - medicine , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , center (category theory) , university hospital , family medicine , chemistry , crystallography
Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) are nowadays routinely used as a prophylaxis for patients that have an increased risk for malignant ventricular arrhythmias and for secondary prevention in patients that have survived sudden cardiac death (SCD).[1] Algorithms are introduced in almost every new generation of ICDs. This case describes why one should be careful using these algorithms. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserve