title: Asystole following left ventricular pacing.
abstract: During biventricular ICD implantation, pacing the epicardial inferior posterior-lateral surface of the left ventricle via the coronary sinus produced asystole. The proposed mechanism is a Bezold-Jarisch reflex manifested by a drop in heart rate and blood pressure through direct C fiber stimulation.
authors.affiliation: University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Rebecca W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Kent J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Volosin
mesh_terms: D001919:Bradycardia / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D036421:Nerve Fibers, Unmyelinated / Q000502:physiology; D012021:Reflex, Abnormal / Q000502:physiology; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*