Sustained tachycardia in a cardiac resynchronization therapy recipient: what is the mechanism of tachycardia?

Ian J Wright; Pipin Kojodjojo; Shahnaz Jamil-Copley; David Wyn Davies; Rex D Stanbridge; Prapa Kanagaratnam

doi:10.1111/pace.12142

Sustained tachycardia in a cardiac resynchronization therapy recipient: what is the mechanism of tachycardia?

Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2013 Nov;36(11):1427-30. doi: 10.1111/pace.12142. Epub 2013 Apr 22.

Authors

Ian J Wright¹, Pipin Kojodjojo, Shahnaz Jamil-Copley, David Wyn Davies, Rex D Stanbridge, Prapa Kanagaratnam

Affiliation

¹ From the Waller Department of Cardiology, St. Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.

PMID: 23607449
DOI: 10.1111/pace.12142

No abstract available

Keywords: ablation; cardiac resynchronization therapy; cardiac surgery; cryoenergy; entrainment; implantable cardiac defibrillator; pacing; ventricular tachycardia.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy / adverse effects
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy / methods*
Diagnosis, Differential
Electrocardiography / methods*
Female
Heart Failure / complications
Heart Failure / diagnosis*
Heart Failure / prevention & control*
Humans
Tachycardia, Ventricular / diagnosis*
Tachycardia, Ventricular / etiology*
Tachycardia, Ventricular / prevention & control
Treatment Outcome