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[The runaway phenomenon: an unexplained pacemaker dysfunction].
Of pacemaker malfunctions,1 runaway pacemaker events are infrequent electronic complications that present at any time in the life of the pacemaker.2-4 Described between 2 days and 9 years after implantation, they are life-threatening emergencies that can go undetected if they appear intermittently.5,6 Recently, we attended a 96 year-old woman with a VVIR Medtronic Minix-ST pacemaker implanted i...
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With the widespread application of permanent cardiac pacing, many publications have described bizarre manifestations of pacemaker failure including cases of life-threatening tachyarrhythmias induced by the pacemaker (Costeas et al., I965; Robinson et al., I965; Wisoff, Gabor, and Donoso, I965; Wallace, Abelmann, and Norman, 1970; Barold, I973). The purpose of this communication is to report the...
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background: the advancement of technology in recent decades has been lead to use the electrophysiology cardiac devices. although these devices are used increasingly, but the frequency of subclinical infection is unknown. we investigate bacterial infections due to implantable cardioverter defibrillator (icds) in patients with endocarditis. m aterials and methods: population of the study was cons...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 1975
ISSN: 0022-5223
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(19)41554-7