title: Overcoming artifacts and fears: electrophysiology study and radiofrequency ablation in a Parkinsonian patient with supraventricular tachycardia and a brain neurostimulator.
abstract: With the ageing of the population and expanding use of deep brain stimulation in the treatment of various neurological and neuropsychiatric conditions, there will be an increasing number of patients with these devices who present with cardiac conditions necessitating electrophysiology studies (EPS). However, neurostimulator devices have been shown to cause significant artifacts on electrocardiography recordings. We present the case of a 53-year-old Parkinsonian woman with a brain neurostimulator device who underwent a successful EPS with radiofrequency ablation.
authors: Department of Cardiology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia. lkanagar@nsccahs.health.nsw.gov.au
authors: Logan
authors: L
authors: Kanagaratnam
authors: Adam
authors: A
authors: Lee
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Whalley
authors: Gemma A
authors: GA
authors: Figtree
mesh_terms: D016477:Artifacts; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D046690:Deep Brain Stimulation; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D022062:Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*