The Control of Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias by Internal Cardiac Pacing

Editorial1 May 1967The Control of Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias by Internal Cardiac PacingJOSEPH C. GREENFIELD JR., M.D., EDWARD S. ORGAIN, M.D.JOSEPH C. GREENFIELD JR., M.D., EDWARD S. ORGAIN, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-66-5-1017 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptInternal cardiac pacing has gained rapid, general acceptance as the best treatment for patients with complete heart block who exhibit either Stokes-Adams syncopal attacks or congestive heart failure. In such situations the heart rate is too slow to maintain an adequate cardiac output, and the use of electrical stimulation of the ventricle is lifesaving. Furthermore, temporary electrical pacing of the ventricle has markedly reduced the mortality in patients suffering from acute myocardial infarction complicated by advanced atrioventricular (A-V) block. In 1964 Sowton, Leatham, and Carson (1) used artificial pacing to treat two patients having normal A-V conduction who developed rapid...References1. SOWTONLEATHAMCARSON EAP: The suppression of arrhythmias by artificial pacemaking. Lancet 2: 1098, 1964. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. HEIMANHELWIG DFJ: Suppression of ventricular arrhythmias by transvenous intracardiac pacing. JAMA 195: 1150, 1966. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. SCHOONMAKEROSTEENGREENFIELD FWRTJC: Thioridazine (Mellaril®)-induced ventricular tachycardia controlled with an artificial pacemaker. Ann. Intern. Med. 65: 1076, 1966. LinkGoogle Scholar4. MCCALLISTERMCGOONCONNOLLY BDDCDC: Paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia and fibrillation without complete heart block. Report of a case treated with a permanent internal cardiac pacemaker. Amer. J. Cardiol. 18: 898, 1966. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. FROMMERROBINSONBRAUNWALD PLBFE: Studies on digitalis. XII. The effects of paired electrical stimulation on digitalis-induced arrhythmias. J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 151: 1, 1966. MedlineGoogle Scholar6. HOFFMANCRANEFIELD BFPF: Paired-pulse stimulation of the heart. Amer. Heart J. 71: 143, 1966. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. SOWTON E: Artificial pacemaking and sinus rhythm. Brit. Heart J. 27: 311, 1965. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Duke University Medical Center Durham, N. C. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byGlucagon and the HeartIdiopathic Hemochromatosis in a Young FemaleTemporary transvenous pacing via the percutaneous femoral vein approachTreatment of Ventricular Arrhythmias in Ambulatory PatientsDrug-Resistant Atrioventricular Junctional TachycardiaEvaluation of Sino-atrial Node Function in Man by Overdrive SuppressionThe effect of glucagon on arrhythmias due to digitalis toxicityRecent advances in the treatment of ectopic tachycardias by electrical pacingThe use of ventricular pacing for suppression of ectopic ventricular activityLong-Term Pervenous Atrial PacingThe Stokes-Adams syndromeThe Use of procaine amide and lidocaine in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmiasTransvenous ventricular pacing in the treatment of paroxysmal atrial tachyarrhythmias alternating with sinus bradycardia and standstillRapid intracardiac pacing for treatment of recurrent ventricular tachyarrhythmias in the absence of heart blockParoxysmal Ventricular Fibrillation in Two Patients with HypomagnesemiaRefractory Paroxysmal Ventricular TachycardiaDOUGLAS P. ZIPES, M.D., EDWARD S. ORGAIN, M.D., F.A.C.P. 1 May 1967Volume 66, Issue 5Page: 1017-1019KeywordsAcute myocardial infarctionCardiac outputCardiac pacingHeart failureHeart rateMortalityPatientsTachycardia Issue Published: 1 May 1967 PDF downloadLoading ...