Chapter 2
Therapies
Therapy delivery in the VT and VF zones: ATP bursts and ramps, shocks, defibrillation threshold, and what happens when a therapy fails or accelerates the arrhythmia.
The cases
1A shock to restore a viable rhythm2Defibrillation threshold and upper limit of vulnerability3Anti-tachycardia pacing in the VF zone4Anti-tachycardia pacing in the VF zone and conserving energy5Double anti-tachycardia pacing sequence6Anti-tachycardia pacing in the VT zone7Bursts or ramps ?8Acceleration after several sequences of anti-tachycardia pacing9Accceleration after anti-tachycardia pacing10Pro-arrhythmogenic effect of a low output shock11Programming a first shock at maximum output in the VT zone
From Medtronic ICD — clinical cases by P. Bordachar, A. Thiyagarajah, L. Fontagne, M. Strik, S. Ploux. Published by Cardiocases. Every numbered marker on a recording is explained in the list beneath it; tap a marker on the trace or an entry in the list.
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