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Europace 2002 4(3):325-327; doi:10.1053/eupc.2002.0245
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CASE REPORTS

Triboelectric simulation of pacemaker malfunction

S. Kahan1, C. W. Miller1, D. L. Hayes2 and S. S. Barold3

1Cardiology Associates Frederick, MD, 21701, U.S.A.; 2Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation Rochester, MN, 55905, U.S.A.; 3Florida Cardiovascular Institute and Tampa General Hospital Tampa, FL, U.S.A.

We report the occurrence of a triboelectric phenomenon (static electricity) that mimicked malfunction of a contemporary pacemaker by creating an electrocardiograpic artifact virtually identical to the pacemaker stimuli. The diagnosis was established by observing a subtle overshoot of the questionable deflection that was absent from pacemaker stimuli.

Key Words: Pacemaker, triboelectric interference, pacemaker failure

[1] Lloyd MA, Hayes DL, Friedman PA. Troubleshooting. In Hayes DL, Lloyd MA, Friedman PA (Eds.). Cardiac Pacing and Defibrillation: A Clinical Approach 2000; Armonk Futura Publishing Company, Inc pp. 347–352.

[2] Barold SS. Differential diagnosis of pacemaker pauses. In Barold SS (Ed.). Modern Cardiac Pacing 1985; Mt Kisco Futura Publishing Company, Inc pp. 606–607.

[3] Barold SS. Differential diagnosis of pacemaker pauses with new observations on triboelectric inhibition of demand pacemakers. In Meer C (Ed.). Cardiac Pacing, Proceedings of the Sixth World Symposium on Cardiac Pacing 1979; Montreal Pace Symp pp. 18.1.

[4] Barold SS. Images in cardiology: Initiation of pacemaker endless loop tachycardia by triboelectricity. Heart 2001; 85: 248.[Free Full Text]

[5] Gordon DH. Triboelectric interference in the ECG. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 1975; 22: 252–255.[Medline]


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