Ventricular Fibrillation Induced by Coagulating Mode Bipolar Electrocautery During Pacemaker Implantation in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 Patient

Overview

Journal Acta Myol

Date 2015 Apr 16

PMID 25873784

Citations 7

Authors

Vincenzo Russo

Anna Rago

Federica Di Meo

Nadia Della Cioppa

Andrea Antonio Papa

Maria Giovanna Russo

Gerardo Nigro

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Abstract

The occurrence of ventricular fibrillation, induced by bipolar electrocautery during elective dual chamber pacemaker implantation, is reported in a patient affected by Myotonic Distrophy type 1 with normal left ventricular ejection fraction.

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