Monomorphic Ventricular Tachycardia Caused by Electrocautery during Pacemaker Generator Change in a Patient with Normal Left Ventricular Function

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作者
Goel, Anil K. [1 ]
Korotkin, Steven [1 ]
Walsh, Daniel [1 ]
Bess, Marianne [1 ]
Frawley, Susan [1 ]
机构
[1] William Beaumont Hosp, Div Cardiol, Royal Oak, MI 48072 USA
来源
PACE-PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY | 2009年 / 32卷 / 07期
关键词
Pacing; VT;
D O I
10.1111/j.1540-8159.2009.02418.x
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Pacemaker generator replacement is a simple procedure that is mostly done on outpatient basis. Electrocautery is almost universally used for bleeding control and tissue dissection. Ventricular fibrillation (VF) caused by electrocautery in these procedures is a very uncommon occurrence and an underappreciated possibility with modern day devices. We report a case of monomorphic ventricular tachycardia induced by electrocautery in a patient with normal left ventricular ejection fraction during elective pacemaker generator change. ( PACE 2009; 32: 957-958)
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页码:957 / 958
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