Documentation of acute increase in ventricular capture threshold after direct current cardioversion with AutoCapture threshold record.
This report describes acute and persistent increase in ventricular capture threshold after direct current cardioversion by using AutoCapture threshold record. Careful follow-up is required to be sure that the system continues to function according to its design specifications.
Kurisu
Satoshi
S
Department of Cardiology, Hiroshima City Hospital, 7-33 Moto-machi, Nakaku, Hiroshima 730-8518, Japan. skurisu@nifty.com
Inoue
Ichiro
I
Kawagoe
Takuji
T
Ishihara
Masaharu
M
Shimatani
Yuji
Y
Mitsuba
Naoya
N
Hata
Takaki
T
Nakama
Yasuharu
Y
Kijima
Yasufumi
Y
Kisaka
Tomohiko
T
D000465:Algorithms; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000628:therapy*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial