Accidental connection between the atrial and ventricular stylets during a stimulation threshold test for pacemaker implantation.
This report describes a case of atrioventricular crosstalk during a stimulation threshold test. This phenomenon was likely due to the accidental connection between the atrial and ventricular stylets. Electrocardiologists should recognize atrioventricular crosstalk during a stimulation threshold test to avoid repositioning the atrial lead unnecessarily or inducing ventricular arrhythmia.
Kurisu
Satoshi
S
Department of Cardiology, Hiroshima City Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan. skurisu@nifty.com
Inoue
Ichiro
I
Kawagoe
Takuji
T
Ishihara
Masaharu
M
Shimatani
Yuji
Y
Nakama
Yasuharu
Y
Maruhashi
Tatsuya
T
Kagawa
Eisuke
E
Dai
Kazuoki
K
Matsushita
Junichi
J
Ikenaga
Hiroki
H
D000059:Accidents; D000368:Aged; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D022062:Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac; D004867:Equipment Design; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000503:physiopathology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019300:Medical Errors; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D012684:Sensory Thresholds; D012804:Sick Sinus Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*