Date of Presentation
5-2-2024 12:00 AM
College
Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine
Poster Abstract
We report a case of a 67-year-old male who presented to the emergency department (ED) for palpitations and complaint of his automated implantable cardioverter defibrillator (AICD) firing at home who had multiple episodes of persistent ventricular tachycardia (VT) during his course of stay in the ED. Patients with pacemakers and AICDs can present an additional layer of complexity when treating these conditions. Temporary overdrive pacing (TOP) should be considered as a treatment to correct refractory ventricular tachycardia in patients with implanted pacemakers and AICDs presenting to the ED.
Keywords
Ventricular Tachycardia, Pacemaker, Cardiac Pacemaker, Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator, Implantable Defibrillators, Cardiac Pacing
Disciplines
Cardiology | Cardiovascular Diseases | Emergency Medicine | Equipment and Supplies | Medicine and Health Sciences | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms | Therapeutics
Document Type
Poster
Included in
Cardiology Commons, Cardiovascular Diseases Commons, Emergency Medicine Commons, Equipment and Supplies Commons, Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Commons, Therapeutics Commons
Case Report: Overdrive Pacing in Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia
We report a case of a 67-year-old male who presented to the emergency department (ED) for palpitations and complaint of his automated implantable cardioverter defibrillator (AICD) firing at home who had multiple episodes of persistent ventricular tachycardia (VT) during his course of stay in the ED. Patients with pacemakers and AICDs can present an additional layer of complexity when treating these conditions. Temporary overdrive pacing (TOP) should be considered as a treatment to correct refractory ventricular tachycardia in patients with implanted pacemakers and AICDs presenting to the ED.