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An Unusual Cause of Asystole during a Routine Pacemaker Generator Change
Author(s) -
CAN ILKNUR,
THOLAKANAHALLI VENKAT,
LI JIANMING
Publication year - 2009
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.1540-8159.2009.02415.x
Subject(s) - medicine , asystole , generator (circuit theory) , cardiology , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
A 74‐year‐old pacemaker‐dependent male patient, who underwent a pacemaker generator change due to elective replacement indicator, had a 4‐second pause during interrogation of the new pacemaker generator out of the device pocket due to a specific feature that was programmed on called “ enhanced transtelephonic monitoring. ”