Risk of managed ventricular pacing in a patient with heart block

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1384-1385

  van Mechelen, Rob ^a   Schoonderwoerd, Rein ^a  

^a SINT FRANCISCUS GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; DEFIBRILLATION; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HEART RATE; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 33750346913     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2006.07.011     Document Type: Article

References (3)

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3. Gray C.H., Basta M., Sapp J., Parkash R., and Gardner M. Inappropriate application of managed ventricular pacing in a patient with Brugada syndrome leading to polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation and implantable cardioverter defibrillator shocks (2006) Heart Rhythm Society Meeting, HRS Poster P1-89.