Loss of capture due to hyperkalemia: Is that the whole story?

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1273-1275

  Lin, Andrew H ^a   Francisco, Gregory M ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

electrocardiogram; hyperkalemia; minimal ventricular pacing; pacemaker malfunction

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM;

AGED; CASE REPORT; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; MALE; NOTE; PACEMAKER FAILURE; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; QRS COMPLEX; R WAVE;

AGED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; HYPERKALEMIA; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 84867100748     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2012.03341.x     Document Type: Note

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