Acute loss of capture due to flecainide acetate

Authors
Antonelli, D Freedberg, NA Rosenfeld, T
Citation
D. Antonelli et al., Acute loss of capture due to flecainide acetate, PACE, 24(7), 2001, pp. 1170-1170
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Cardiovascular & Hematology Research
Journal title
PACE-PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
ISSN journal
01478389 → ACNP
Volume
24
Issue
7
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1170 - 1170
Database
ISI
SICI code
0147-8389(200107)24:7<1170:ALOCDT>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Antiarrhythmic drugs increase pacing threshold, but this is rarely of clini cal significance. Administration of flecainide acetate in a 75-year-old wom an with an implanted AAIR pacemaker because of sick sinus syndrome caused a n abrupt rise of pacing threshold and failure of pacing. Pacing threshold r eturned to the normal value a few days after flecainide treatment was stopp ed.