Management of the Electrical Storm in Patients with ICD

Current definition of electrical storm (ES) is the occurrence of three or more episodes of sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT) or ventricular fibrillation (VF) within 24 h requiring appropriate medical intervention. The same definition applies in implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) carri...

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Published inThe Arrhythmic Patient in the Emergency Department pp. 177 - 193
Main Authors Muser, Daniele, Facchin, Domenico, Rebellato, Luca, Proclemer, Alessandro
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Springer International Publishing AG 2016
Springer
Springer International Publishing
Subjects
Accident & emergency medicine
Cardiothoracic surgery
Cardiovascular medicine
Catheter Ablation
Electrical Storm
Inappropriate Therapy
Ventricular Assistance Device
Ventricular Tachycardia
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ISBN3319243268
9783319243269
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-24328-3_12

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Summary:Current definition of electrical storm (ES) is the occurrence of three or more episodes of sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT) or ventricular fibrillation (VF) within 24 h requiring appropriate medical intervention. The same definition applies in implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) carriers in which ES is defined by three or more appropriate and separate (at least 5 min) device interventions in 24 h, either with antitachycardia pacing (ATP) or shock [1].
ISBN:3319243268
9783319243269
DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-24328-3_12