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bonufazy [111]
3 years ago
15

A 63-year-old man with an automatic implanted cardioverter defibrillator (icd) receives a low energy shock to reestablish normal

rhythm when sustained _____ tachycardia or fibrillation is detected.
Biology
2 answers:
Mnenie [13.5K]3 years ago
7 0
Ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation is the answer. It is a fast heart rhythm that would begin in the ventricles. It usually has more than 100 beats per minute along with 3 irregular heartbeats in a row.They are the 2 chambers of the heart which are found in the lower part.
Andreyy893 years ago
5 0

Answer: Ventricular

When a patient with an automatic implanted cardioverter defibrillator (icd) receives a low energy shock, it means that a ventricular tachycardia was detected. Here the patient experience a pulse of more than 100 beats per minute with at least three irregular heartbeats in a row, so a low energy shock is needed to re-establish normal heart rhythm.

 

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