RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Rizzo, Toni
T1 Unexpected Atrial Fibrillation during Pacemaker Implantation
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2012
FD SAGE Publications
VO 12
IS 12
SP 32
OP 32
DO 10.1177/155989771212018
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/12/12/32.1.abstract
AB Atrial fibrillation (AF) occurs unexpectedly in about 5% of pacemaker implantation procedures and is more common in patients with sick sinus syndrome than in those with atrioventricular block. This article discusses problems when AF occurs during pacemaker implantation and potential solutions to the problems, citing data from the literature and from local experience.