Ventricular pacing as a bedside method in the treatment of ventricular tachycardia

In five patients with drug resistant ventricular tachycardia (VT) seven successful ventricular pacings were performed, using a bedside technique. The ventricular stimulation was always started with underdrive pacing, and in case of no result, continued with overdrive pacing. In two cases the underdrive pacing was successful, and in four cases only the overdrive pacing achieved suppression of tachycardia.