title: Multiple inappropriate rate drop responses triggered by ventricular premature beats.
abstract: We report the case of a 70-year-old patient presenting with palpitations who was found to have recurrent inappropriate rate drop responses on interrogation of his pacemaker. These were found to be triggered by interpolated premature ventricular complexes (PVCs). We discuss the drop detect algorithm and how interpolated PVCs triggered the rate drop response.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry 605006, India.
authors.forename: Ezhumalai
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Babu
authors.forename: Geofi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: Jayaraman
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Balachander
authors.forename: Raja
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Selvaraj
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018879:Ventricular Premature Complexes / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*