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Mechanically Mediated Pacemaker Pseudomalfunction
Author(s) -
MASSUMI RASHID A.,
BEESON CHARLES R.,
UDHOJI VASANT N.,
BERSOHN MALCOLM M.,
USSELMAN LEO B.
Publication year - 1986
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.1540-8159.1986.tb04486.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , displacement (psychology) , lead (geology) , ventricular pacing , heart failure , psychology , geomorphology , psychotherapist , geology
A case is described of pacemaker pseudomalfunction caused by intermittent displacement of the ventricular lead. The displacement was shown to be caused by critically timed atrial contractions, dislodging the looped ventricular lead, and resulting in intermittent failure to stimulate the heart.