Key result
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) applied to the thoracic and lumbar regions produced an electrocardiographic artifact resembling a malfunctioning cardiac pacemaker spike.
Population
A patient using a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator (TENS) applied to the thoracic and lumbar regions
Design
Case_report
Authors
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TENS may generate ECG artifacts mimicking pacemaker malfunction; case report leaves open broader awareness needs.
Case Report (n=1)
Physicians should be aware that TENS units can produce EKG artifacts resembling pacemaker spikes to avoid misdiagnosing pacemaker malfunction.
James A. Sliwa (1996) conducted a case report in Electrocardiogram artifact (n=1). Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) was evaluated on Electrocardiographic artifact resembling a pacemaker spike. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) applied to the thoracic and lumbar regions produced an electrocardiographic artifact resembling a malfunctioning cardiac pacemaker spike.
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