Failure of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator to detect sustained ventricular tachycardia: a consequence of the latching phenomenon

Heart Rhythm. 2007 Jun;4(6):785-7. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2007.01.020. Epub 2007 Jan 18.

Authors

Erik J Altman¹, Jay N Gross, John D Fisher, Andrew Krumerman

Affiliation

¹ Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10467, USA.

PMID: 17556204
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2007.01.020

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Defibrillators, Implantable / adverse effects*
Equipment Failure*
Humans
Male
Tachycardia, Ventricular / diagnosis*
Tachycardia, Ventricular / prevention & control
Telemetry / instrumentation
Time Factors