Dallas, TX - Antiarrhythmic agents used with today's implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), particularly amiodarone, don't raise successful-shock energy requirements enough to make ...
Objectives: To determine the effect of physiologic catecholamine concentrations on the defibrillation threshold (DFT) in patients with implanted cardioverter defibrillators. Background: DFT is the ...
Defibrillation testing during implantation of cardioverter–defibrillators is controversial because of potential safety concerns and a lack of evidence for the effectiveness of the procedure. New data ...