Low-energy cardioversion of ventricular tachycardia: When less is more

Herein we report the case of a patient who was admitted in ventricular tachycardia after having received multiple ineffective (and sometimes pro-arrhythmic) high-energy internal shocks from his ICD and who was finally successfully treated by a commanded low-energy internal cardioversion of 0.6 J. Th...

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Main Authors: Haran Burri, MD, Francesco Moretti, MD, Philippe Meyer, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-03-01
Series:Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0972629217300177