Recurrence of ventricular tachycardia degeneration by low-energy implantable cardioverter-defibrillator shocks: a case report.
Despite their proven efficacy at reducing mortality in selected patients, implantable cardioverter-defibrillators have some proarrhythmic effects. In this report, we present a case of a patient with recurrent ventricular tachycardia degeneration to ventricular fibrillation by appropriate low-energy implantable cardioverter-defibrillator shocks.
Cagli
Kumral Ergun
KE
Department of Cardiology, Ankara Türkiye Yüksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. kumralcagli@yahoo.com
Guray
Umit
U
Akpinar
Ibrahim
I
Sen
Nihat
N
Aras
Dursun
D
Topaloglu
Serkan
S
D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*