title: Runaway pacemaker syndrome and intermittent nonoutput as manifestations of end of life of a VVI pacemaker.
abstract: A case of a runaway pacemaker with intermittent nonoutput failure of a VVI Intermedics pacemaker is presented. This is the first report of such a phenomenon in that type of pacemaker with no apparent reason other than approaching battery end-of-life. The reported case warrants a close follow-up of patients with the same type of device.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Center and Second Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary. bohm@fremail.hu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Böhm
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hajdu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pintér
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Duray
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Préda
mesh_terms: D011211:Electric Power Supplies; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*