An unusual cause of asystole during a routine pacemaker generator change.
A 74-year-old pacemaker-dependent male patient, who underwent a pacemaker generator change due to elective replacement indicator, had a 4-second pause during interrogation of the new pacemaker generator out of the device pocket due to a specific feature that was programmed on called"enhanced transtelephonic monitoring."
Can
Ilknur
I
Fairview Medical Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Tholakanahalli
Venkat
V
Li
Jian-Ming
JM
D020878:Device Removal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*