[Postoperative asystole caused by malfunction of an external demand pacemaker during hemofiltration].
We report on a 54-year-old patient with chronic renal failure, in whom complete AV block occurred after aortic valve replacement. During hemofiltration an external demand pacemaker sensed spikes induced by the employed machine. This caused an asystole. Fixed rate pacing re-established regular ventricular contractions.
D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology*; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D001769:Blood; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology*; D006327:Heart Block / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014462:Ultrafiltration
Postoperative Asystolie durch Fehlfunktion eines externen Demand-Schrittmachers während Hämofiltration.