Key result
Routine pacemaker follow-up prompts ECG assessment of device function for mild fatigue.
Case Report (n=1)
This is an educational ECG quiz presenting a 36-year-old woman with a pacemaker experiencing recent loss of energy.
A 36 year old woman attended a routine pacemaker clinic follow-up.A pacemaker had been implanted 6 months previously.On questioning she admitted to "some loss of energy" when walking up hills since the previous week, but denied any other cardiac symptoms.She was on no medication.On examination she was well.An ECG was done. ANSWER on page 122Please analyse the ECG carefully and commit yourself to an answer before checking the explanation.
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Andrzej M. Okreglicki (2017) conducted a case report in Pacemaker evaluation (n=1). Pacemaker was evaluated. A 36-year-old woman presented for routine pacemaker follow-up with mild loss of energy, prompting an ECG evaluation for device function.
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