Key result
Inadvertent switching of a temporary epicardial pacemaker to asynchronous mode via the emergency button caused life-threatening ventricular fibrillation in a patient after cardiac surgery.
Population
49-year-old man with a history of aortic insufficiency of rheumatic origin and hypertension, undergoing…
Design
Case_report
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Rare pacing-induced arrhythmia persists in demand mode; leaves open true incidence and prevention in contemporary devices.
Case Report (n=1)
The emergency button on the Medtronic Model 5388 temporary pacemaker can be easily triggered by accident, causing asynchronous pacing and potentially lethal ventricular arrhythmias.
Preisman et al. (1999) conducted a case report in Post-cardiac surgery (aortic valve replacement) (n=1). Inadvertent asynchronous temporary pacing (Model 5388, Medtronic Inc.) was evaluated on Ventricular fibrillation. Inadvertent switching of a temporary epicardial pacemaker to asynchronous mode via the emergency button caused life-threatening ventricular fibrillation in a patient after cardiac surgery.
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