Electrical storms in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillator: incidence and clinical management

• Published in: Giornale italiano di cardiologia (2006) Vol. 7; no. 10; p. 695
• Main Authors: Devecchi, Paolo, Plebani, Laura, Occhetta, Eraldo, Bortnik, Miriam, Francalacci, Gabriella, Magnani, Andrea, Marino, Paolo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Italian
• Published: Italy 01.10.2006
• Subjects: Aged; Defibrillators, Implantable - adverse effects; Female; Humans; Incidence; Male; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; Tachycardia, Ventricular - epidemiology; Tachycardia, Ventricular - etiology; Tachycardia, Ventricular - therapy; Ventricular Fibrillation - epidemiology; Ventricular Fibrillation - etiology; Ventricular Fibrillation - therapy

Electrical storm in implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) recipients is a dramatic experience for the patient and a hard emergency for the cardiology team. The aim of our study was to evaluate the incidence and the clinical significance of electrical storm in a standard population of ICD pati...