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Is antitachycardia pacing a safe and efficacious alternative to shocks for fast ventricular tachyarrhythmia treatment?

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boxed-textWathen MS et al. (2004) Prospective Randomized Multicenter Trial of Empirical Antitachycardia Pacing Versus Shocks for Spontaneous Rapid Ventricular Tachycardia in Patients With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators: Pacing Fast Ventricular Tachycardia Reduces Shock Therapies (PainFREE Rx II) Trial Results. Circulation 110: 2591–2596

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Exner, D. Is antitachycardia pacing a safe and efficacious alternative to shocks for fast ventricular tachyarrhythmia treatment?. Nat Rev Cardiol 2, 68–69 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpcardio0116

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