Prevention of recurrent ventricular fibrillation by ventricular rate stabilization.
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.
Grimm
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Clinical Electrophysiology Laboratory, Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Hospital of Philipps-University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
Hoffmann
J
J
Menz
V
V
Maisch
B
B
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*