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Case Reports
. 2004 Jun;14(3):333-4.
doi: 10.1017/S1047951104003166.

Emergency trans-oesophageal ventricular pacing in a child

Elisabeth Villain  1 , Younes Boudjemline, Damien Bonnet
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Case Reports

Emergency trans-oesophageal ventricular pacing in a child

Elisabeth Villain et al. Cardiol Young. 2004 Jun.

Abstract

We report our experience with an 8-year-old boy with complete atrioventricular block and syncopal bradycardia who required urgent pacing. Each attempt to cross the tricuspid valve with a femoral lead triggered ventricular standstill, followed by fibrillation, and pacing through the coronary sinus failed. Successful ventricular pacing was finally achieved through the oesophagus, allowing subsequent implantation of a transvenous pacemaker.

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