Prevention of pacemaker mediated arrhythmias.
Pacemaker mediated re-entry tachyarrhythmias and their causes are discussed. Several methods to prevent these arrhythmias are presented. It is shown that the most efficient method incorporates a long refractory period of the atrial detection after ventricular depolarization. The benefits of a short A-V delay after atrial sensing are discussed.
D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D002302:Cardiac Output; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy