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Case Reports
. 2020 Nov 19;7(2):79-82.
doi: 10.1016/j.hrcr.2020.11.009. eCollection 2021 Feb.

Leadless pacemaker-induced torsades de pointes

Gregory Burkman  1 , Michelle Saltsburg  1 , Melvin Buck  1 , Soraya Samii  1
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Case Reports

Leadless pacemaker-induced torsades de pointes

Gregory Burkman et al. HeartRhythm Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Acquired long QT syndrome; Leadless pacemaker; Micra AV; Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia; Torsades de pointes.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Micra AV (Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN), atrial sensed, ventricular pacing at a rate of 80 beats per minute
Figure 2
Figure 2
“Tracking Check” feature turned ON and activated at a pacing rate of 100 beats per minute, as illustrated via the Medtronic Programmer Face Screen (Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN).
Figure 3
Figure 3
Torsades de pointes (TdP) triggered by the Medtronic “Tracking Check” (Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN). There is cessation of ventricular pacing, initially at a rate of 100 beats per minute; the pause followed by 1 paced beat and then a premature ventricular contraction that initiates TdP.
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