Treatment of drug refractory ventricular tachycardia by biventricular pacing.
In a patient with severe congestive heart failure and ischemic disease, frequent episodes of ventricular tachycardia were completely suppressed by an implantable cardioverter defibrillator with biventricular pacing.
Garrigue
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Hôpital Cardiologique du Haut-Lévêque, University of Bordeaux, Ave de Magellan, Pessac, 33604, France.
Barold
S S
SS
Hocini
M
M
Jaïs
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P
Haïssaguerre
M
M
Clementy
J
J
D000368:Aged; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D018497:Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*