Open AccessAtrial tachycardia misinterpreted as ventricular high‐rate event in a patient with the sick sinus disease and a DDD pacemaker
Author(s) -
Deshpande Saurabh,
Udyavar Ameya
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of arrhythmia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.463
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1883-2148
pISSN - 1880-4276
DOI - 10.1002/joa3.12497
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , asymptomatic , sick sinus syndrome , atrial fibrillation
The device misinterpreted atrial high‐rate episode (AHRE) as ventricular high‐rate episode (VHRE), since consecutive atrial beats fell in the postventricular atrial blanking (PVAB) period. This resulted in the failure of auto mode switch (AMS). This was corrected by decreasing the PVAB and the patient was asymptomatic on follow‐up.