Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology
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Controlled Clinical Trial
Non-invasive cardiac output measurements based on bioreactance for optimization of atrio- and interventricular delays.
Non-invasive cardiac output monitoring (NICOM) based on bio-reactance offers a portable method to assess ventricular function. Optimization of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) by echocardiography is labour-intensive. We compared the ability of NICOM and echocardiography to facilitate optimum CRT device programming. ⋯ Non-invasive cardiac output monitoring is a simple, reliable, and portable alternative to echocardiography to program CRT devices.
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Case Reports
A life-threatening arrhythmia induced by inappropriate activation of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator.
We describe an unusual case of near fatal inappropriate implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapies due to atrial oversensing by a newly implanted ventricular lead. Chest X-ray revealed dislodgement of the active fixation lead to the tricuspid annulus area explaining the atrial oversensing and intermittent ventricular therapies.