title: Runaway in a modern "soft top" pacemaker.
abstract: Although runaway pacemaker was a relatively common occurrence, modern pacemaker design has made it extremely rare. We report a case occurring with a modern "soft-top" pacemaker that resulted from a loss of hermeticity. Although the different treatment options are discussed, the definitive maneuvre is explantation of the faulty pacemakers
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Centre, Royal United Hospital, Bath, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Betts
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: W N
authors.initials: WN
authors.lastname: Hubbard
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012804:Sick Sinus Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology