title: Irregular ventricular tachycardia underdetected by implantable cardioverter defibrillator device.
abstract: A case of sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia underdetected by a single chamber implantable cardioverter defibrillator because of RR interval irregularity is presented. The programmed stability criterion is responsible for the underdetection. Special attention must be paid when it comes to programming this detection parameter.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Cardiology. Hellenic Red Cross General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Athanasios G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Manolis
authors.forename: Spyros
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kourouklis
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chatzis
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kouvelas
authors.forename: Zenon
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kyriakides
mesh_terms: D000638:Amiodarone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D000638:Amiodarone