title: Prevention of recurrent ventricular fibrillation by ventricular rate stabilization.
abstract: This report describes a post-infarct patient with recurrent ventricular fibrillation in the absence of acute ischaemia, in whom arrhythmia recurrences could be prevented by ventricular rate stabilization of a third-generation cardioverter defibrillator. Review of the literature and clinical implications are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Electrophysiology Laboratory, Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Hospital of Philipps-University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Grimm
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Menz
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Maisch
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy*