Ventricular capture by anodal pacemaker stimulation

Eraldo Occhetta; Miriam Bortnik; Paolo Marino

doi:10.1093/europace/eul013

Ventricular capture by anodal pacemaker stimulation

Eraldo Occhetta
, Miriam Bortnik
, Paolo Marino

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Abstract

This report describes the case of an 86-year-old male with syncopal paroxysmal 2:1 atrioventricular block and a single chamber VVI pacemaker programmed to bipolar sensing and unipolar pacing. After recurrence of syncope, a complete loss of ventricular capture with regular ventricular sensing was observed on ECG; fluoroscopic examination suggested perforation of the right ventricle by the helix of the implanted screw-in lead. Reprogramming the pacemaker to bipolar pacing/sensing resulted in regular ventricular capture and sensing, suggesting effective anodal stimulation from the ring electrode permitting complete non-invasive palliation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	385-387
Number of pages	3
Journal	Europace
Volume	8
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eul013
Publication status	Published - May 2006
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Anodal stimulation
Atrioventricular block
Cardiac pacing

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