Novel cause of spurious mode switching in dual-chamber pacemakers: Atrioventricular desynchronization arrhythmia

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 616-619

  Sweeney, Michael O ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial arrhythmia; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Mode switching; Pacemaker

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; R WAVE; SINUS NODE; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM; HEART PACING; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE CONDUCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ARRHYTHMIA; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; REFRACTORY PERIOD, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0035991596     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2002.00616.x     Document Type: Article

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2. All dual-chamber pacemakers function in the DDD mode
3. Mode switch without atrial tachyarrhythmias
4. Far-field R wave oversensing in new dual chamber ICDs. Incidence, predisposing factors and clinical implications