Antitachycardia pacing (ATP) refers to the use of pacing stimulation techniques for termination of tachyarrhythmias. Such techniques can be automatically applied using implantable cardioverter ...

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Jul 19, 2007 · Answer and Discussion Answer: Artifact simulating either atrial flutter or ventricular tachycardia during a regular sinus rhythm. Discussion. Narrow QRS complexes occur regularly. This tracing ...

Nov 18, 2024 · For ventricular tachycardia after myocardial infarction, outcomes are better with upfront catheter ablation than drug therapy, which is typically used first, the multinational VANISH2 trial shows.

Oct 17, 2023 · At least a half-dozen times per year, an acute care physician sends me an ECG demonstrating a regular monomorphic wide complex tachycardia (WCT), asking me for my thoughts about the diagnosis. The ...

Jun 7, 2012 · Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Minnesota; Staff Physician, University of Minnesota Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota Disclosure: Kyuhyun Wang, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial ...

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Jun 7, 2012 · Answer Ventricular tachycardia (VT). Discussion. Several points of convincing evidence in the upper strip indicate that the rhythm is VT.

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Some generalizations regarding the clinical application of ATP for terminating VT are possible. Acceleration to a faster monomorphic VT, polymorphic VT, or VF, is uncommon when ATP is applied to ...