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- Title
Air Entrapment as a Cause of Transient Cardiac Pacemaker Malfunction.
- Authors
Kreis Jr., David J.; LiCalzi, Luke; Shaw, Richard K.
- Abstract
Air within a pacemaker pocket may cause transient malfunction of a replacement unipolar cardiac pacemaker. This was noted in a patient in whom entrapped air prevented tissue contact of the anode, resulting in complete cessation of myocardial stimulation and absence of an electrocardiographic pacemaker artifact. Methods for avoiding this complication are proposed.
- Subjects
CARDIAC pacemakers; AIR; ELECTRIC stimulation; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IMPLANTED cardiovascular instruments
- Publication
Pacing & Clinical Electrophysiology, 1979, Vol 2, Issue 6, p641
- ISSN
0147-8389
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1540-8159.1979.tb04284.x