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Pacemaker‐Mediated Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
Author(s) -
GOLDMAN DANIEL S.,
LEVINE PAUL A.
Publication year - 1998
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.1540-8159.1998.tb00020.x
Subject(s) - medicine , bradycardia , tachycardia , cardiology , ventricular tachycardia , implant , permanent pacemaker , refractory (planetary science) , anesthesia , surgery , heart rate , blood pressure , physics , astrobiology
A patient with refractory bradycardia dependent polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (PMVT) underwent permanent pacemaker placement for suppression of her arrhythmia. Following implant, the patient had recurrent PMVT. Interrogation of the device revealed a factory programmed feature (+ PVARP on PVC) designed to prevent pacemaker‐mediated tachycardia that led to cycle length variability and subsequent arrhythmia recurrence. This feature was deactivated and the patient's arrhythmia did not recur.