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Muscle Stimulation Related to a Nonfunctioning Epicardial Pacemaker Electrode
Author(s) -
BOHM ÁDÁM,
PINTÉR ARNOLD,
HAJDÚ LÁSZLÓ,
PRÉDA ISTVÁN
Publication year - 2000
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.1540-8159.2000.tb00926.x
Subject(s) - medicine , stimulation , electrode , cardiology , cardiac pacing , chemistry
Noninfected retained pacemaker leads produce fewer complications than infected electrodes. Epicardial electrodes are rarely used, thus complications associated with such electrodes are seldom reported. We report a case with muscle stimulation due to a retained epicardial pacemaker electrode.