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Reversion to Back‐Up Mode (VOO) in a DDD Pacemaker Model
Author(s) -
TURNER MARK,
ZACHARKIW LINDA,
MARSHALL ANDREW J.
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.tb00251.x
Subject(s) - reversion , medicine , mean reversion , electromagnetic interference , mode (computer interface) , cardiology , statistics , telecommunications , biochemistry , chemistry , mathematics , computer science , gene , phenotype , operating system
Sorin recently identified mode reversion to backup mode (VOO). They estimate a prevalence of 1% and suggest electromagnetic interference (EMI) as the cause. We identified ten patients being followed in our pacing clinic, of whom four were found to have suffered mode reversion. We, therefore, conclude that the prevalence of this problem may be greater than predicted. None of the patients who were found to have mode reversion gave any history to suggest that they had been exposed to EMI.