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Ventricular Output Failure in a DDD Permanent Pacemaker Associated with Increased Atrial Output
Author(s) -
SANTUCCI PETER A.,
MITRA RAMAN L.
Publication year - 1997
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.1540-8159.1997.tb05446.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , asystole , ventricular pacing , permanent pacemaker , heart failure
Previous reports have described the occurrence of ventricular autput failure in a permanent DDD pacemaker system related to an increase in the atrial output in the presence of low atrial lead impedance (Medtronic Synergyst®/Synergyst II®). This phenomenon is seen exclusively following atrial paced events and may potentially lead to significant bradyarrhythmia or ventricular asystole in a pacemaker dependent patient. We describe the occurrence of analogous behavior in a Medtronic Symbios® 7006 generator.