CONCEALED MECHANICAL BRADYCARDIA - AN INDICATION FOR PERMANENT PACEMAKER IMPLANTATION

Authors
BAROLD HS HESSELSON AB JOLLIS J WHARTON JM BAHNSON TD
Citation
Hs. Barold et al., CONCEALED MECHANICAL BRADYCARDIA - AN INDICATION FOR PERMANENT PACEMAKER IMPLANTATION, PACE, 21(10), 1998, pp. 2007-2008
Citations number
2
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System","Engineering, Biomedical
Journal title
PACE-PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
ISSN journal
01478389 → ACNP
Volume
21
Issue
10
Year of publication
1998
Pages
2007 - 2008
Database
ISI
SICI code
0147-8389(1998)21:10<2007:CMB-AI>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
We report a 51-year-old man with severe ischemic cardiomyopathy and he art failure in whom incessant bigeminal ventricular ectopy failed to g enerate a detectable arterial pressure. This created a mechanical brad ycardia despite an adequate electrical heart rate. Dual chamber pacing increased the effective heart rate and allowed discontinuation of an intraaortic balloon pump from which the patient could not otherwise be weaned.