Table 3 Arrhythmia types and shock characteristics of the implanted devices in each patient Table 3 Arrhythmia types and shock characteristics of the implanted devices in each patient Table 3 Arrhythmia types and shock characteristics of the implanted devices in each patient Table 3 Arrhythmia types and shock characteristics of the implanted devices in each patient Table 3 Arrhythmia types and shock characteristics of the implanted devices in each patient Table 3 Arrhythmia types and shock characteristics of the implanted devices in each patient Table 3 Arrhythmia types and shock characteristics of the implanted devices in each patient Table 3 Arrhythmia types and shock characteristics of the implanted devices in each patient
Patient Case 1 Case 2 Case 3 Case 4 Case 5 Case 6 Case 7
Interval between infection and shock delivery 7 days 11 days 10 days 20 days 4 days 7 days 3 days
Electrical storm yes no yes no no yes no
Type of arrhythmia SVT VT TDP VT AF VF AF
Ventricular rate (beats/min) 240 236 375 261 286 300 194
Initial QT interval (ms) 471 427 509 434 430 434 386
Post-infection QT interval (ms) 444 444 536 468 488 451 386
ATP frequency 35 0 2 0 6 2 9
Shock frequency 53 2 5 6 8 5 1
Shock type appropriate appropriate appropriate appropriate inappropriate appropriate inappropriate
Hospital stays 18 days 8 days 9 days 8 days 6 days 8 days 20 days
Patient outcome recovery death recovery recovery recovery recovery recovery
SVT, sustained ventricular tachycardia; VT, ventricular tachycardia; TDP, torsades de pointes; AF, atrial fibrillation; VF, ventricular fibrillation; ATP, antitachycardia pacing SVT, sustained ventricular tachycardia; VT, ventricular tachycardia; TDP, torsades de pointes; AF, atrial fibrillation; VF, ventricular fibrillation; ATP, antitachycardia pacing SVT, sustained ventricular tachycardia; VT, ventricular tachycardia; TDP, torsades de pointes; AF, atrial fibrillation; VF, ventricular fibrillation; ATP, antitachycardia pacing SVT, sustained ventricular tachycardia; VT, ventricular tachycardia; TDP, torsades de pointes; AF, atrial fibrillation; VF, ventricular fibrillation; ATP, antitachycardia pacing SVT, sustained ventricular tachycardia; VT, ventricular tachycardia; TDP, torsades de pointes; AF, atrial fibrillation; VF, ventricular fibrillation; ATP, antitachycardia pacing SVT, sustained ventricular tachycardia; VT, ventricular tachycardia; TDP, torsades de pointes; AF, atrial fibrillation; VF, ventricular fibrillation; ATP, antitachycardia pacing SVT, sustained ventricular tachycardia; VT, ventricular tachycardia; TDP, torsades de pointes; AF, atrial fibrillation; VF, ventricular fibrillation; ATP, antitachycardia pacing SVT, sustained ventricular tachycardia; VT, ventricular tachycardia; TDP, torsades de pointes; AF, atrial fibrillation; VF, ventricular fibrillation; ATP, antitachycardia pacing