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Does the cycle length of sustained ventricular tachycardia determine its successful termination by pacing versus cardioversion?
Does the cycle length of sustained ventricular tachycardia determine its successful termination by pacing versus cardioversion?
Slower ventricular tachycardias (longer cycle length) are more likely to be successfully terminated by pacing, whereas faster VTs are more likely to require cardioversion.
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Longer VT cycle length may favor pacing termination; hypothesis-generating for cycle length-guided strategies pending prospective validation.
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Adams et al. (1984) studied this question.
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