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Pacemaker syndrome electrocardiogram
Introduction
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Overview
Overview
Electrocardiographic findings in pacemaker syndrome may include:
- prolonged PR interval
- VA conduction due to dyssynchrony between atria and ventricles and/or AV dissociation.
- Single chamber ventricular pacemakers patients will have loss of AV synchrony
- Loss of AV synchrony due to AV block and rapid atrial pacing.
- Retrograde ventriculoatrial conduction
- Echo beats
- Other arrhythmias
References
References
- ↑ Ausubel K, Boal BH, Furman S (1985). “Pacemaker syndrome: definition and evaluation”. Cardiol Clin. 3 (4): 587–94. PMID 3910239.
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