We read with interest the retrospective analysis of the PainFree SmartShock Technology
(SST) cohort by Sterns et al.
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Their results confirm that antitachycardia pacing (ATP) can terminate monomorphic
ventricular tachycardias (VTs). However, we are concerned about their recommendation
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Published online: December 08, 2022
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Funding Sources: The authors have no funding sources to disclose.
Disclosures: Dr Knops reports consultancy fees and research grants from Abbott, Boston Scientific, Medtronic, and Cairdac; and has stock options from AtaCor Medical Inc. All other authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
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- Reply to the Editor—Programming more ATP sequences is not a case of no harm, no foulHeart RhythmVol. 20Issue 3
- PreviewWe would like to thank van der Stuijt et al for their comments on our article. In their letter, they suggest minimizing antitachycardia pacing (ATP) trains with initial programming, and recommend using more ATP trains only if the initial ATP is successful. This is based on their analysis of the results of the PRAETORIAN study, in which patients with transvenous implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) with ATP capability were found to have a borderline greater number of electrical storm events.
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