A Rare Cause of Pacemaker Failure: Interatrial Block. Issue 5 (20th January 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Demircan, Sabri; Yuksel, Serkan; Gulel, Okan
• Is Part Of: Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology. Volume 18:Issue 5(2013:Sep.)
• Page Start: 479
• Page End: 483
• Publication Date: 2013-01-20
• Subjects: Electrocardiography -- Periodicals; Arrhythmia -- Periodicals; 616.1207547
• DOI: 10.1111/anec.12031
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1082-720X

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>Pacemaker and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) systems are useful in detection and differentiation of many symptomatic and asymptomatic arrhythmias. In this report, we described a rare condition that caused by failure in detection of a clinical tachyarrhythmia by a dual chamber pacemaker that implanted because of intermittent atrioventricular (AV) block and sinus node disease in a 46‐year‐old patient. In our case, bidirectional interatrial block was demonstrated; and the symptoms associated with high ventricular rate caused by left atrial tachyarrhythmias relieved after AV node ablation.</p> </abstract>