Transvenous biventricular defibrillation can improve defibrillation threshold.
A case report of a patient with a high defibrillation threshold at initial implantation that was improved by the insertion of a shocking coil in the left lateral cardiac vein is discussed.
Division of Cardiology, Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, New York, USA. Snowmen81@AOL.com
Jeffrey S
JS
Snow
Anders
A
Larsen
Todd J
TJ
Cohen
D000328:Adult; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000628:therapy*