The Unpaceable Heart

This is a case of flecainide toxicity in a patient with a permanent pacemaker. This case not only highlights the effects of flecainide toxicity on surface electrocardiography but how toxicity effects pacemaker function and its ability to transvenously pace the heart. The report provides some discuss...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Nadel, James, Kumarasinghe, Gayathri, Subbiah, Rajesh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
Materias:
Mini-Focus Issue on Electrophysiology and Pacing
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8298662/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34317301
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.02.010
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Sumario:This is a case of flecainide toxicity in a patient with a permanent pacemaker. This case not only highlights the effects of flecainide toxicity on surface electrocardiography but how toxicity effects pacemaker function and its ability to transvenously pace the heart. The report provides some discussion of the management options for flecainide toxicity. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)

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