Abstract
Implantable cardioverter Defibrillator shocks are the most effective way to immediately terminate life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias. Failed ICD shocks are rare with modern Defibrillators. Large database analysis reveals that less than 2% of appropriate ICD therapies fail to terminate ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation (VT/VF) episodes.1 Even among ICD recipients who die suddenly, device interrogation demonstrates ineffective shocks as the cause of death in only a minority of cases.2,3
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Electrical Diseases of the Heart |
Subtitle of host publication | Genetics, Mechanisms, Treatment, Prevention |
Publisher | Springer London |
Pages | 781-800 |
Number of pages | 20 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781846288531 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2008 |