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December 1, 1990Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Fifty-two percent (12/23) of the pacemakers malfunctioned, with 7 requiring explantation and 5 showing circuitry failure.

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Why the study?

Does percutaneous catheter ablation cause malfunction in preexisting permanent pacemakers?

Population

n=23 patients with a previously implanted permanent pacemaker who underwent percutaneous catheter ablation…

Design

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Authors

GVGabriel VanerioJMJames D. MaloneyRRRASSOLL RASHIDI

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Overview

May warrant pre-ablation pacemaker reprogramming; hypothesis-generating from this small case series.

Structured PICO

Does percutaneous catheter ablation cause malfunction in preexisting permanent pacemakers?

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Population
n=23 patients with a previously implanted permanent pacemaker who underwent percutaneous catheter ablation at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation from September 1983 to January 1990.
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Intervention
Percutaneous catheter ablation
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Outcome
Pacemaker malfunction evaluated via electrocardiographic data during the procedure and clinic data including pacemaker evaluationssafety

Percutaneous catheter ablation frequently causes malfunction in preexisting permanent pacemakers, suggesting a need to program pacemakers to a nonfunctioning mode during the procedure.

Cite This Study

Vanerio et al. (1990) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0934cfb7dd28a06e160e97https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-8159.1990.tb06866.x
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