title: Electrocardiographic artifact with a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation unit.
abstract: We describe an unusual electrocardiographic artifact in a patient with a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation unit. The artifact, consisting of low amplitude high frequency deflections, can be misinterpreted as a runaway pacemaker.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York 10029.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Hauptman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Raza
mesh_terms: D016477:Artifacts; D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D004561:Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation / Q000009:adverse effects*