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. 2023 Mar;31(3):128-130.
doi: 10.1007/s12471-022-01747-y. Epub 2022 Dec 20.

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator shocks and nonsustained rapid ventricular rhythms

H Witteveen  1 , P Stellingwerf  2 , H F Groenveld  2
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Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator shocks and nonsustained rapid ventricular rhythms

H Witteveen et al. Neth Heart J. 2023 Mar.
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Conflict of interest statement

H. Witteveen, P. Stellingwerf and H.F. Groenveld declare that they have no competing interests.

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Same chest radiograph as shown in Fig. 1 in the question, with enlargement of proximal part of ventricular lead of the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator tracing: the V sense shows noise, which was annotated as ventricular fibrillation
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