Tachycardia Risk Factors
Study results from University of California update understanding of tachycardia risk factors
Published in Medical Verdicts and Law Weekly, June 21st, 2007
A report, "The dilemma of ICD implant testing," is newly published data in PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. According to recent research from the United States, "Ventricular fibrillation (VF) has been induced at implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implant to ensure reliable sensing, detection, and defibrillation. Despite its risks, the value was self-evident for early ICDs: failure of defibrillation was common, recipients had a high risk of ventricular tachycardia (VT) or VF, and the only therapy for rapid VT or VF was a shock."
"Today, failure of defibrillation is rare, the risk of VT/VF is lower in some recipients, antitachycardia pacing...
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