Apropos "tachycardia begets tachycardia".
It has been shown that a tachycardia can facilitate the induction of the same ("atrial fibrillation begets atrial fibrillation") or a different tachycardia. This may also apply for pacemaker-mediated tachycardia as the present case documents.
Richter
Sergio
S
J. W. Goethe University, Deptartment of Cardiology, Division of Electrophysiology, Frankfurt, Germany.
Israel
Carsten W
CW
Hohnloser
Stefan H
SH
D000368:Aged; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*