Transient Loss of Ventricular Pacing Capture Caused by Vagal Induced Ventricular Refractoriness: A Novel Mechanism for Pacemaker Failure in Vasovagal Syncope
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol
.
2016 Sep;27(9):1114-5.
doi: 10.1111/jce.12970.
Epub 2016 Apr 4.
Authors
Varun Malik
1
,
Muayad Alasady
1
,
Leonard F Arnolda
2
3
Affiliations
1
Department of Cardiology, The Canberra Hospital, Garran, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
2
Department of Cardiology, The Canberra Hospital, Garran, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. larnolda@uow.edu.au.
3
Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong Campus, New South Wales, Australia. larnolda@uow.edu.au.
PMID:
26969794
DOI:
10.1111/jce.12970
No abstract available
Keywords:
loss of capture; permanent pacemaker; reflex syncope; vasovagal syncope.
MeSH terms
Cardiac Pacing, Artificial*
Humans
Pacemaker, Artificial
Syncope, Vasovagal*
Vagus Nerve