Lethal ventricular arrhythmias following one-step pacemaker reprogramming for rapid tracking of atrial tachyarrhythmias.
An abrupt decrease in the pacing rate in patients with dual-chamber pacemakers tracking atrial tachyarrhythmias carries a high risk of malignant ventricular arrhythmia. The pacing rate should be reduced by multistep programming over several days.
Pinski
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Section of Cardiology, Rush Medical College and Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60025, USA. spinski@rush.edu
Murphy
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Haw
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Trohman
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D001282:Atrial Flutter / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D002423:Cause of Death; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D012306:Risk; D012984:Software; D015996:Survival Rate; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000401:mortality*