Potential problem of using amiodarone in ICD recipients
Posted by: Johnson Francis on: 03 Oct, 2008
Amiodarone can raise the defibrillation threshold though it may not raise the pacing threshold
Amiodarone may slow the rate of spontaneous ventricular tachycardia below the detection threshold rate of the ICD
Role of amiodarone in ICD patients is to reduce the frequency of tachycardias requiring ICD discharge
Tags: amiodarone, ICD
