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- Title
Deductive Electrophysiology in the Modern Device Technology Era: The Quest for the Prevention of Inappropriate ICD Shocks.
- Authors
MORILLO, CARLOS A.; BARANCHUK, ADRIAN
- Abstract
The article focuses on deductive electrophysiology in the modern device technology era. Significant improvements in algorithms for arrhythmia discrimination available in dual-chamber internal cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) have occurred over the past decade. Nonetheless, inappropriate shocks due to supraventricular tachyarrhythmias remain a frequent and distressing clinical problem. This study focused on a very common problem, the high distress experienced by patients receiving inappropriate ICD shocks. The authors estimated that potentially over 50% of the inappropriate shocks delivered could have been prevented by incorporating this algorithm as part of the usual discriminators used by ICDs.
- Subjects
ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART diseases; ARRHYTHMIA; DEFIBRILLATORS; ELECTRONICS in cardiology; NEUROLOGY
- Publication
Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, 2005, Vol 16, Issue 6, p606
- ISSN
1045-3873
- Publication type
Editorial
- DOI
10.1111/j.1540-8167.2005.50049.x