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Arrhythmia

Pulsed ventricular tachycardia: a case study

Max, a 65-year-old gentleman with no prior past medical history, had been admitted to the emergency department as a ‘resus pre-alert’ at the beginning of this admission 1 week previously. Ambulance...

Extreme pacemaker reel syndrome in an elderly patient with cognitive impairment

A wheelchair-bound 82-year-old female with documented dementia presented to the emergency department (ED) following syncopal episodes. Eight months earlier a single-chamber VVI pacemaker had been...

Patients' knowledge and opinions of ICDs during life, illness and at the time of death

The recommended procedure for deactivating an ICD involves consent from the patient and written instruction from the physician (Lampert et al, 2010). The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) has endorsed...

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