Malfunction of a biventricular pacing device?
A patient with dilated cardiomyopathy and recurrent admissions for heart failure presented 3 days after implantation of a biventricular pacemaker to the emergency department. Due to significant bradycardia, he was initially diagnosed with pacemaker malfunction. Subsequent interrogation of the device revealed a normally functioning biventricular pacemaker. After treating his underlying medical problems, the electrocardiogram returned to baseline.
Eidelman
Rachel S
RS
Division of Cardiology, Mount Sinai Medical Center-Miami Heart Institute, Miami Beach, Florida 33140, USA.
Dieguez
Francisco J
FJ
Tolentino
Alfonso
A
Zebede
Joseph
J
D000368:Aged; D001919:Bradycardia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial