[Percussion pacing of symptomatic bradycardia].
Transvenous, transthoracic, and percussion pacing are well recognised treatments of bradycardia and asystole with residual p wave activity. We report two cases of severe bradycardia in which percussion pacing was applied and the procedure was found to be effective. This technique can be life-saving and it should be well-known by all doctors.
Olesen
Mette Dam
MD
Region Hovedstaden, København K.
Barnung
Steen Krøyer
SK
Berlac
Peter Anthony
PA
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001919:Bradycardia / Q000628:therapy*; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D006327:Heart Block / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010474:Percussion; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000628:therapy