A 2:1 AV rhythm: an adverse effect of a long AV delay during DDI pacing and its prevention by the ventricular intrinsic preference algorithm in DDD mode |
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Authors: | Minamiguchi Hitoshi Oginosawa Yasushi Kohno Ritsuko Tamura Masahito Takeuchi Masaaki Otsuji Yutaka Abe Haruhiko |
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Institution: | Second Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan. |
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Abstract: | A 91-year-old woman received a dual-chamber pacemaker for sick sinus syndrome and intermittently abnormal atrioventricular (AV) conduction. The pacemaker was set in DDI mode with a 350-ms AV delay to preserve intrinsic ventricular activity. She complained of palpitation during AV sequential pacing. The electrocardiogram showed a 2:1 AV rhythm from 1:1 ventriculoatrial (VA) conduction during ventricular pacing in DDI mode with a long AV interval. After reprogramming of the pacemaker in DDD mode with a 250-ms AV interval and additional 100-ms prolongation of the AV interval by the ventricular intrinsic preference function, VA conduction disappeared and the patient's symptom were alleviated without increasing unnecessary right ventricular pacing. |
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Keywords: | ,,,,,, DDI pacing
,,,,,,, DDD pacing
,,,,,,, abnormal atrioventricular conduction
,,,,,,, ventriculoatrial conduction
,,,,,,, ventricular intrinsic preference
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