Attenuation of Post-Shock Increases in Brain Natriuretic Peptide with Post Shock Overdrive Pacing

Attenuation of Post-Shock Increases in Brain Natriuretic Peptide with Post Shock Overdrive Pacing

Background: Predischarge defibrillation threshold testing is often performed a few days after ICD implantation in order to validate defibrillation thresholds obtained at the time of implant. Ventricular fibrillation is induced with such testing and causes an increase in serum Brain Natriuretic Pepti...

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Main Authors: Marco Budeus, Emanuel Salibassoglu, Anna Maria Schymura, Nico Reinsch, Nils Lehmann, Heinrich Wieneke, Stefan Sack, Raimund Erbel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-03-01
Series:Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal
Subjects:
brain natriuretic peptide
ICD
predischarge test
heart failure
optimisation
Online Access:http://www.ipej.org/1003/budeus.htm

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