Postural change-dependent T-wave oversensing resulting in the administration of inappropriate shocks

A 68-year-old man with dilated cardiomyopathy (left ventricular ejection fraction, 15%) and nonsustained ventricular tachycardia received an implantable cardioverter defibrillator. Even though his cardiac status had greatly improved 2 years later after β-blocker therapy, he experienced 2 episodes of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yukoh Hirai, Yukiko Nakano, Hiroshi Ogi, Yasuki Kihara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-10-01
Series:Journal of Arrhythmia
Subjects:
ICD
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1880427612000609