Automatic switching between the AAI and the DDD algorithm can prevent repetitive non-reentrant ventriculoatrial synchrony

Autor: Takeshi Kitamura, MD, Seiji Fukamizu, MD, Masahiro Nauchi, MD, Takuro Nishimura, MD, Tomohiko Watanabe, MD, Jin Iwasawa, MD, Hiroshi Shimada, MD, Tae Ishikawa, MD, Noriko Matsushita, MD, Tomomi Abe, MD, Rintaro Hojo, MD, Takekuni Hayashi, MD, Kota Komiyama, MD, Yasuhiro Tanabe, MD, Tamotsu Tejima, MD, PhD, Mitsuhiro Nishizaki, MD, PhD, Harumizu Sakurada, MD, PhD, Masayasu Hiraoka, MD, PhD
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Journal of Arrhythmia, Vol 30, Iss 2, Pp 115-118 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1880-4276
DOI: 10.1016/j.joa.2013.04.009
Popis: A 67-year-old man with non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy had received an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) for an unstable, sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT) induced by programmed stimulation during an electrophysiological study 5 years earlier. An intracardiac electrogram recorded by the ICD revealed repetitive, non-reentrant ventriculoatrial synchrony (RNRVAS) associated with hypotension. Electrophysiologic and hemodynamic studies indicated that RNRVAS was induced and reproducibly termed by a single ventricular extrastimulus from the right ventricular apex. Following attainment of the elective replacement indicator, we replaced the ICD with another having managed ventricular pacing, which automatically switched AAI and DDD, thereby avoiding unnecessary ventricular pacing. Thus far, the patient has not experienced further RNRVAS. Thus, we believe that automatic switching between AAI and DDD can prevent RNRVAS.
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