Triboelectric simulation of pacemaker malfunction.
We report the occurrence of a triboelectric phenomenon (static electricity) that mimicked malfunction of a contemporary pacemaker by creating an electrocardiograpic artifact virtually identical to the pacemaker stimuli. The diagnosis was established by observing a subtle overshoot of the questionable deflection that was absent from pacemaker stimuli.
Kahan
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Cardiology Associates, Frederick, MD 21701, USA.
Miller
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Hayes
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Barold
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D000368:Aged; D016477:Artifacts; D004562:Electrocardiography; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial