title: Recurrence of ventricular tachycardia degeneration by low-energy implantable cardioverter-defibrillator shocks: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ankara Türkiye Yüksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. kumralcagli@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Kumral Ergun
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Cagli
authors.forename: Umit
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Guray
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Akpinar
authors.forename: Nihat
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.forename: Dursun
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Aras
authors.forename: Serkan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Topaloglu
mesh_terms: 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*