title: Is antitachycardia pacing a safe and efficacious alternative to shocks for fast ventricular tachyarrhythmia treatment?
authors.affiliation: Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. exner@ucalgary.ca
authors.forename: Derek V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Exner
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000523:psychology*; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013575:Syncope / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome