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Ventricular Tachycardia Recognized as Ventricular Fibrillation by an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator, Due to Double Counting of the QRS Complex

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: A case of ventricular tachycardia misdiagnosed as ventricular fibrillation due to double counting of the tachycardia’s wide QRS complex in an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) recipient is presented. As a result, an inappropriate shock was delivered by the device instead of anti-tachycardia pacing. The reprogramming of the detection criteria in a less sensitive manner solved the problem.

Source: Hospital chronicles/Hospital Chronicles

DOI: 10.2015/hc.v8i1.469

Authors: Christos Maniotis, Kostas Kouvelas, Evangelos Oikonomou, Athanasios G. Manolis

Institutions: Hellenic Red Cross, Red Cross Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies

Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2139306357

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