Mechanism of Spontaneous Initiation of Ventricular Fibrillation in Patients with Implantable Defibrillators

ConclusionSome spontaneous VF events in ICD recipients appear to be initiated by a train of multiple PVC or nonsustained VT rather than a single PVC. This finding indicates that patterns of a single PVC are not an important determinant of VF initiation and thus accounts for conflicting results in previous studies.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: ORIGINAL ‐ ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY Source Type: research