TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Electrical Storm and Incessant VT A1 - John, Roy M. A1 - Stevenson, William G. A2 - Jameson, J. Larry A2 - Fauci, Anthony S. A2 - Kasper, Dennis L. A2 - Hauser, Stephen L. A2 - Longo, Dan L. A2 - Loscalzo, Joseph Y1 - 2018 N1 - T2 - Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 20e AB - Electrical storm or ventricular tachycardia (VT) storm refers to the occurrence of three or more episodes of VT or ventricular fibrillation (VF) within 24 h. This severity of electrical instability is associated with a high mortality and requires prompt therapeutic intervention. Electrical storms occur in 4% of patients with a primary prevention implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) but in as many as 20% of patients with a history of known VT or resuscitated sudden death. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1156562533 ER -