left ventricular ejection fraction 29.8±5.0%, 52.2% ischaemic cardiomyopathy, mean follow-up of 11.9±6.6 months). The overall survival was 69.6% (95% CI 62.6% to 76.2%). VT episodes and ICD ...

Cardiac implanted electronic devices are commonplace in the modern practice of cardiology. This article reviews the history of the development of these technologies, with particular reference to the ...

Introduction: Antitachycardia pacing (ATP) has been shown to be effective in terminating ventricular tachyarrhythmias painlessly in ICD patients. Similar success rates for various algorithms for ATP ...

Disclosures Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2013;36 (8):923-925. ... Advantages of Dual-Coil Leads Leadless ECG provides a far-field view of cardiac activity without connecting external leads to the ...

Comparison of automatically adjusted sensitivity after sensed ventricular events for three ICD manufacturers. Left panel shows markedly different performance after large (10 mV) R wave. Right ...

Methods: Bipolar right ventricular tip-to-ring EGMs were recorded at rest (mean heart rate 66 ± 16 bpm) for 5.5 ± 2.6 minutes in 75 patients (58 ± 14 years, 72% men) with ischemic (60%) and ...