Pacing Spikes All Over. Issue 11 (22nd June 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shurrab, Mohammed; Pagacz, Teresa; Shauer, Ayelet; Lashevsky, Ilan; Newman, David; Crystal, Eugene
• Is Part Of: Clinical Medicine Insights. Issue 11(2017)
• Publication Date: 2017-06-22
• Subjects: Pacemakers -- ventricular safety pacing; Cardiovascular system -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Cardiology -- Periodicals; Cardiovascular Diseases; Cardiology; Cardiovascular system -- Diseases; Electronic journals; Periodicals; Fulltext; Internet Resources; Periodicals; Periodicals; 616.12
• DOI: 10.1177/1179546817714478
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1179-5468

Abstract

Ventricular safety pacing (VSP) is used to avoid cross talk by delivering ventricular stimulus shortly after an atrial-paced event if ventricular-sensed event occurs. Although VSP is a protective feature that exists for decades in different pacing devices, there are some reports of unfavorable outcomes of this algorithm. More so, health care providers sometimes face difficulties in interpreting and dealing with VSP strips. This case report discusses an important pacemaker algorithm and encourages further attention to possible pitfalls and hence avoids unnecessary interventions.