title: Sexual activity as a trigger for ventricular tachycardia in a patient with implantable cardioverter defibrillator.
abstract: Occurrence of life threatening arrhythmias and sudden death during or following sexual activity is infrequent. We describe a patient with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator who developed increased ventricular ectopic activity followed by sustained ventricular tachycardia during extramarital coitus. A review of literature and management is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA. safiarshad@aol.com
authors.forename: Arshad M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Safi
authors.forename: Maurice
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rachko
authors.forename: Dima
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yeshou
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Stein
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003075:Coitus; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*