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Case Reports
. 2017 Oct;40(10):1176-1179.
doi: 10.1111/pace.13084. Epub 2017 May 16.

Asystole during pacemaker magnet application

James E Ip  1 , Todd J Liu  2 , Carol L Chen  3 , Bruce B Lerman  1
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Asystole during pacemaker magnet application

James E Ip et al. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2017 Oct.

Abstract

Pacemaker magnet application during surgery for patients who are pacemaker-dependent is often utilized to avoid perioperative inhibition from electromagnetic interference. We present a case during which such routine magnet use resulted in an unexpected response and discuss the limitations and nuances of this common practice.

Keywords: magnet; pacemaker; perioperative; transtelephonic monitoring.

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