SUCCESSFUL EXTERNAL CARDIOVERSION FOR VENTRICULAR-TACHYCARDIA USING 2JOULES

Authors
PAPACONSTANTINOU HD BURRELL CJ
Citation
Hd. Papaconstantinou et Cj. Burrell, SUCCESSFUL EXTERNAL CARDIOVERSION FOR VENTRICULAR-TACHYCARDIA USING 2JOULES, International journal of cardiology, 58(3), 1997, pp. 283-285
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
International journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01675273
Volume
58
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
283 - 285
Database
ISI
SICI code
0167-5273(1997)58:3<283:SECFVU>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
We present a patient with recurrent sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia following myocardial infarction, refractory to drug therap y. He has been reluctant to have an implantable cardioverter-defibrill ator, but responds to very low energy transthoracic direct current car dioversion administered via external pacing electrodes under sedation. The use of very low energies may avoid shock-induced myocardial damag e in patients with recurrent ventricular tachycardia. Copyright (C) 19 97 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.