Abstract
Occurrence of life threatening arrhythmias and sudden death during or following sexual activity is infrequent. We describe a patient with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator who developed increased ventricular ectopic activity followed by sustained ventricular tachycardia during extramarital coitus. A review of literature and management is discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 295-299 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Archives of Sexual Behavior |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2002 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Cardiomyopathy
- Implantable cardioverter defibrillator
- Sexual activity
- Trigger
- Ventricular tachycardia