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
Subjects:	Ventricular tachycardia Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator Pro-arrhythmia Shock
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0972629217300177

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spelling	doaj-cdaf80fcf9854478a6e70347ebc8f5902020-11-24T22:10:11ZengElsevierIndian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal0972-62922017-03-01172444710.1016/j.ipej.2017.02.002Low-energy cardioversion of ventricular tachycardia: When less is moreHaran Burri, MDFrancesco Moretti, MDPhilippe Meyer, MDHerein 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. This article revisits the use of low-energy shocks and discusses their electrophysiogical mechanisms and clinical implications.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0972629217300177Ventricular tachycardiaImplantable cardioverter-defibrillatorPro-arrhythmiaShock
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title	Low-energy cardioversion of ventricular tachycardia: When less is more
title_short	Low-energy cardioversion of ventricular tachycardia: When less is more
title_full	Low-energy cardioversion of ventricular tachycardia: When less is more
title_fullStr	Low-energy cardioversion of ventricular tachycardia: When less is more
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publisher	Elsevier
series	Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal
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publishDate	2017-03-01
description	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. This article revisits the use of low-energy shocks and discusses their electrophysiogical mechanisms and clinical implications.
topic	Ventricular tachycardia Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator Pro-arrhythmia Shock
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Low-energy cardioversion of ventricular tachycardia: When less is more

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