Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
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J. Cardiovasc. Electrophysiol. · Oct 2001
Comparative StudySupraventricular arrhythmias in children and young adults with implantable cardioverter defibrillators.
Rapidly conducted supraventricular tachycardias (SVTs) can lead to inappropriate device therapy in implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) patients. We sought to determine the incidence of SVTs and the occurrence of inappropriate ICD therapy due to SVT in a pediatric and young adult population. ⋯ SVT in children and young adults with ICDs is common. Inappropriate shocks due to SVT can be curtailed even without dual-chamber devices or specific SVT discrimination algorithms.