Open AccessPacing spikes following QRS complexes: What is the mechanism?
Author(s) -
Ząbek Andrzej,
Małecka Barbara,
NowosielskaZąbek Ewa,
Dębski Maciej,
Boczar Krzysztof,
Lelakowski Jacek
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
annals of noninvasive electrocardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.494
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1542-474X
pISSN - 1082-720X
DOI - 10.1111/anec.12545
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , qrs complex , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , ventricular tachycardia , sinus rhythm , sinus tachycardia , atrial fibrillation
The electrocardiogram ( ECG ) interpretation in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillator ( ICD ) is often a puzzling problem. The difficulty of the device function evaluation further increases in the presence of unfamiliar timing cycles and additional functions. Authors present a special function of a Biotronik ICD devices called the thoracic impedance monitoring, and demonstrate its behavior in a patient with sinus rhythm, ventricular ectopic beats, and ventricular tachycardia episode. This report shows unexceptional occurrence of tricky ECG finding in patient with Biotronik ICD .