Failure to deliver a shock in a dual-chamber implantable cardioverter-defibrillator: A case report

Introduction: Inappropriate implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapies due to supraventricular tachyarrhythmia (SVT) are a common problem.The authors report this case to warn of a possible detection problem and subsequent failure of deliver appropriate therapy in patients with atrial fib...

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Main Authors: Pedro A. Sousa, Rui Candeias, Ilídio Jesus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-07-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255115001547