Pacemaker-mediated tachycardia in a biventricular pacing system.
A 63-year-old man with chronic atrial fibrillation and heart failure had a biventricular pacing system implanted. The pulse generator was a standard DDDR pacemaker, using the atrial channel for the right ventricular lead and the ventricular channel for the left ventricular lead. During final adjustment of the pacing parameters, a pacemaker tachycardia triggered by T wave oversensing from the right ventricular lead was recorded.
Van Gelder
B M
BM
Department of Cardiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Bracke
F A
FA
Meijer
A
A
D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000628:therapy; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004867:Equipment Design; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000209:etiology*