PMID: 6161356Nov 1, 1980Paper

Intermittent and arrhythmic "runaway" pacemaker

Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology : PACE
M SantiniV Masini

Abstract

An unusual case of intermittent and arrhythmic runaway pacemaker is described. The malfunction was detected during implantation, at which time it caused ventricular fibrillation in the patient in whom it was implanted. The authors wish to emphasize the necessity of accurate pacemaker testing in the factory and the operating room, and to stress the importance of manufacturing pacemakers unable to emit a high number of impulses, even in the presence of a faulty circuit component.

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Oct 1, 1978·Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology : PACE·L ChudasamaM Nejat

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Jul 21, 2000·The Journal of Emergency Medicine·J GriffinJ Cook
Jul 1, 1982·Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology : PACE·W ScheibelhoferF Kaindl
Jan 1, 1984·Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology : PACE·C LyonsW Brodine

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