Delayed detection of ventricular tachycardia in a dual chamber rate adaptive pacing implantable cardioverter defibrillator: a case of intradevice interaction.
Ventricular tachycardia detection is delayed due to concomitant programming of rate adaptive dual chamber pacing. Underlying timing cycle constraints as well as programming precautions and pitfalls are reviewed.
Shalaby
Alaa A
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Division of Cardiology, Pittsburgh VA Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15240, USA. Alaa.Shalaby@med.va.gov
D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis*