title: Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Discharge in a Patient with Dilated Cardiomyopathy: What Is the Mechanism?
abstract: The response to antitachycardia pacing can sometimes reveal clues about tachycardia mechanisms. This article discusses a case in which the diagnosis of typical atrioventricular nodal reciprocating tachycardia could be firmly established from the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator interrogation alone.
authors.affiliation: Section of Electrophysiology, Cardiology Division, Queens Medical Center, Honolulu, HI, USA.
authors.forename: Jermey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Docekal
authors.affiliation: Section of Electrophysiology, Cardiology Division, Queens Medical Center, Honolulu, HI, USA. Electronic address: dsingh@queens.org.
authors.forename: David K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000150:complications*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D054139:Tachycardia, Reciprocating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology
keywords: AVNRT; Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator; SVT