Why the study?
Does direct current external electric countershock revert prolonged ventricular tachycardia?
Population
59-year-old male dairy farmer with ventricular tachycardia of 35 days' duration
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Case report supports DC countershock feasibility for refractory VT; leaves open safety and efficacy in broader populations.
Does direct current external electric countershock revert prolonged ventricular tachycardia?
This early case report demonstrates the successful use of direct current external electric countershock to terminate a prolonged, refractory episode of ventricular tachycardia lasting 35 days.
Robert W. Trever (1963) studied this question.
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