Europace Advance Access originally published online on October 6, 2007
Europace 2007 9(11):1091-1092; doi:10.1093/europace/eum197
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ELECTROCARDIOLOGY
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Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 383 Preston Research Building/2220 Pierce Avenue, Nashville TN 37232, USA
The electrocardiographic phenomenon of cardiac memory results from aberrant ventricular activation and causes transient ECG features that can mimic ischaemia. We present the case of a patient with ischaemic cardiomyopathy who exhibited evidence of T-wave memory in the setting of multiple episodes of non-sustained ventricular tachycardia that were triggered by an insect bite.
Key Words: Ventricular tachycardia, Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
* Corresponding author. Tel: +1 615 936 1713; +1 615 936 1872. E-mail address: ken.monahan{at}vanderbilt.edu
Manuscript submitted 6 July 2007. Accepted after revision 17 August 2007.