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Atrial Fibrillation Induced by Testing Magnet Applied to VVI Pacemaker
Author(s) -
STALLER BERNARD J.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1984.tb04902.x
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , cardiology , ventricle , atrium (architecture)
The first known case of testing magnet‐induced atrial fibrillation in a patient with a VVI pacemaker is reported. A macro‐re‐entry mechanism is postulated, involving retrograde conduction from the ventricle through the AV node to the atrium following an asynchronous pacemaker stimulus.