ISSN:
1432-1971
Keywords:
Atrial flutter
;
Atrioventricular block
;
Pacemaker
;
Sick sinus syndrome
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary A 9-year-old patient who had had a syncope was found to have atrial flutter in a resting electrocardiogram (ECG). Brief phases of sinus arrest had previously occurred after drug conversion to sinus rhythm. Structural heart disease was excluded by cardiac catheterization and angiography. Electrophysiologic study revealed a sick sinus syndrome, associated with diffuse impairment of the conduction system (supra-, infra-, and intrahisian block). Epimyocardial and an endocardial pacemaker implantation failed because of high stimulation threshold, after 3 years and 2 weeks, respectively. At the third implantation a steroid-eluting endocardial pacing lead was used and satisfactory pacing was still present 2 years later.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00788230
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