… (ICDs) can terminate some ventricular tachycardias (VTs) painlessly … , and delay of definitive
shock therapy. This prospective, … shock delivery. A total of 1100 episodes of spontaneous …

… ventricular fibrillation result in a 10% to 15% reduction of cardiac index, which occurs secondary
to a reduction … ration of ventricular fibrillation varied depending upon tbe shock strength. …

… ventricular arrhythmias.3-15 Specifically, the use of a single burst ATP therapy for terminating
fast ventricular tachycardias … reported, thereby reducing the need for high-energy shocks.6, …

… The reduction in shocked episodes was due to spontaneous termination during the 3.3
seconds (median) of capacitor charging (44 episodes, 34%) and 4 episodes in crossover patients …

… Fast ventricular tachycardias in the ventricular fibrillation zone in patients with an … of ATP
BC and DC for fast ventricular tachycardias in the ventricular fibrillation zone in patients with an …

… Thus, means to reduce inappropriate shocks must be considered. Traditional causes of …
Shock reduction using antitachycardia pacing for spontaneous rapid ventricular tachycardia in …

… effective for treatment of recurrent ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation (1-3),
The reduction of energy required for cardioversion or defibrillation can reduce the size of the …

… Induced arrhythmias included sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia in 38
patients, nonsustained polymorphic ventricular tachycardia in 2 and ventricular fibrillation in 4. …

… The purpose of this study was to describe ventricular tachycardia (VT) characteristics in a …
Significant high-energy shock reduction was observed for all CL intervals, including very …

… direct safety comparison between shock and ATP therapies for … , shocks were reduced by
70% compared to the shock group. … or even arrhythmia acceleration compared to shock. The …