#123 Pacemakers & ICDs: 5 Pearls Segment
Core IM | Internal Medicine Podcast
The Importance of Anti-Tacacardia Pacing
ICDs can deliver a shock, which basically resets the heart's electrical system. Most ICDs are programmed to try something else first called anti-tacardia pacing or ATP. The only way to potentially terminate that without a shock is to pace faster than that tacacardia. But if ATP pacing doesn't work, it will deliver a shock. It's a big sudden jolt in the chest.
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