SEVERE SYNCOPE DUE TO THE APPLICATION OF A PACEMAKER TELEMETRY WAND

Authors
PREUMONT N DECANNIERE D BAROUD I STOUPEL E
Citation
N. Preumont et al., SEVERE SYNCOPE DUE TO THE APPLICATION OF A PACEMAKER TELEMETRY WAND, Acta cardiologica, 51(6), 1996, pp. 541-543
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
Acta cardiologica → ACNP
ISSN journal
00015385
Volume
51
Issue
6
Year of publication
1996
Pages
541 - 543
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-5385(1996)51:6<541:SSDTTA>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
We report a case of a transient defective anodal contact between pacem aker ground plate and patient's tissues (the so-called dry pocket), Du ring unipolar-DDD pacing, mild compression of the pocket with the tele metry head caused a severe syncope, due to asystole and secondary to c omplete loss of ventricular capture, Normal pacemaker function resumed with bipolar pacing configuration.