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Pacing alternans: an unusual pattern of pacemaker behavior
B B Pavri1, J M Keefe, D J Callans
1Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce St., Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology : PACE
|January 4, 2001
Abstract:
We report an unusual pattern of pacemaker function related to the "autocapture" feature of a recently released pacemaker model. The electrocardiogram reveals pacing alternans. This report discusses the differential diagnosis and the correct explanation.