title: Cross-stimulation: a rare complication of chronic epicardial leads.
abstract: Cross-stimulation is a rare phenomenon that occurs during dual-chamber pacing when the pacing stimulus to one chamber results in the inadvertent capture of the other. Most cases are attributable to intrinsic design features of particular device models or lead malpositioning, and only occur early postimplantation with subsequent spontaneous resolution. We report a case of cross-stimulation occurring in a patient with chronic epicardial leads without loss of lead integrity.
authors.affiliation: Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Anjan M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Bryan C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Cannon
authors.forename: Naomi J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Kertesz
authors.forename: Jeffrey J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006801:Humans; D011475:Prosthesis Failure