Shock Reduction Using Antitachycardia Pacing for Spontaneous Rapid Ventricular Tachycardia in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

S. Wathen, Mark; O. Sweeney, Michael; DeGroot, Paul; J. Stark, Alice; Koehler, Jodi; B. Chisner, Michael; Machado, Christian; O. Adkisson, Wayne; the PainFREE ℞ Investigators, for

doi:10.1161/hc3101.093906

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Shock Reduction Using Antitachycardia Pacing for Spontaneous Rapid Ventricular Tachycardia in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

Published in Circulation • Aug 14, 2001

Authors:

Mark S. Wathen

Michael O. Sweeney

Paul DeGroot

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) can terminate some ventricular tachycardias (VTs) painlessly with antitachycardia pacing (ATP). ATP has not routinely been applied for VT >188 bpm because of concerns about efficacy, risk of acceleration, and delay of definitive shock therap...

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Medicine

Cardiology

Internal medicine

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