Tachycardia and Death Due to an Artificial Pacemaker
Authors: FR. COSTEAS
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1965)

Case Studies1 August 1965Tachycardia and Death Due to an Artificial PacemakerFR. COSTEAS, M.D., H. MASTROYANNIS, M.D., N. NICOLAOU, M.D., P. ST. KATSAREAS, M.D., D. LITT.FR. COSTEAS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, H. MASTROYANNIS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, N. NICOLAOU, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, P. ST. KATSAREAS, M.D., D. LITT.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-63-2-308 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptChronic complete heart block is compatible with life as long as a steady idioventricular rhythm continues and the beat remains above 40/min. If the pulse rate falls below 30/min or the idioventricular rhythm changes, a state of disturbance is induced (1). Treatment of the primary condition by establishment of an artificial pacemaker is indicated as soon as the Adams-Stokes syndrome appears. Justification for the implacement of an artificial pacemaker in patients without provocation of Adams-Stokes attacks has not yet been established, but in such cases progressive cardiomegaly is a possible indication for doing so (2). Other indications for the application...References1. CHARDACKGAGESCHIMERTTHOMSONSANFORDGREATBATCH WMAAGNBCEW: Two years clinical experience with the implanted pacemaker. Dis. Chest. 43: 225, 1963. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. TABERESTOYEGREENCAHAGAN RELREAT: Treatment of congenital and acquired heart block with an implantable pacemaker. Circulation 29: 182, 1964. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. SAMETJACOBSBERSTEIN PWWH: Electrode catheter pacemaker in the treatment of complete heart block in the presence of acute myocardial infarction. Report of four cases. Amer. J. Cardiol. 11: 379, 1963. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. JOHANSSONKARNELLMALMSIEVERSSWEDBERG BWJAJJ: Electrocardiographic studies in patients with artificial pacemaker. Brit. Heart J. 25: 514, 1963. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. PALMER DG: Interruption of T waves by premature QRS complexes and the relationship of this phenomenon to ventricular fibrillation. Amer. Heart J. 63: 367, 1962. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. SMIRK FH: R waves interrupting T waves. Brit. Heart J. 11: 23, 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. SOWTON E: The risks of artificial pacemaker. (British Cardiac Society) Oct. 25, 1963. Brit. Heart J. 26: 137, 1964. Google Scholar8. NATHANCENTERWUKELLER DASCYW: An implantable synchronous pacemaker for the long term correction of complete heart block. Amer. J. Cardiol. 11: 362, 1963. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. SAMETJACOBSBERSTEINSHANE PWWHR: Haemodynamic sequelae of idioventricular pacemaker in complete heart block. Circulation 11: 594, 1963. Google Scholar10. HARRISBECKERRODENSKYWOLCOTTDICKWASSERMAN RSJDLPMWMMF: Symptomatic paroxysmal pacemaker induced ventricular tachycardia. Amer. J. Cardiol. 11: 403, 1963. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11. SENNING A: Treatment of total A-V block with internal pacemaker. Mal. Cardiov. 4: 503, 1963. Google Scholar12. REAP JT: Personal communication. August 23, 1963. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Athens,From the Cardiovascular Department of the Red Cross Hospital, Athens, Greece.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Fr. Costeas, M.D., Sekeri 5, Athens 134, Greece. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByA Rare Case of "Runaway" Pacemaker in a Modern CPU-Controlled PacemakerRunaway pacemaker: A case report and reviewEffect of pacemaker-induced arrhythmias on coronary blood velocity in conscious manRunaway Demand Pacemaker: Report, In Vitro Reproduction, and ReviewMedical and physiological considerations in the use of artificial cardiac pacing. Part IIMeasurement of pacemaker performance 1 August 1965Volume 63, Issue 2Page: 308-312KeywordsElectron microscopyFallsGranulomasHeartHeart rateHemodynamicsPacemakersStenosisTachycardia Issue Published: 1 August 1965 PDF DownloadLoading ...