Atrial fibrillation induced by testing magnet applied to VVI pacemaker.
The first known case of testing magnet-induced atrial fibrillation in a patient with a VVI pacemaker is reported. A macrore-entry mechanism is postulated, involving retrograde conduction from the ventricle through the AV node to the atrium following an asynchronous pacemaker stimulus.
D000328:Adult; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000209:etiology*; D001283:Atrioventricular Node / Q000503:physiopathology; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008280:Magnetics; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial