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Adverse acute and chronic effects of electrical defibrillation and cardioversion on implanted unipolar cardiac pacing systems.
Six cases are presented in which a transient or chronic rise in the stimulation threshold of a permanently implanted unipolar pacemaker resulted in the loss of effective pacing after therapeutic defibrillation or cardioversion. Although damage to the pulse generator may still occur, leading to a loss of function as demonstrated in a seventh patient, improvements in the internal protection circuits of the present generation of pacemakers makes this less likely while possibly predisposing to endocardial burns and increased fibrosis at the electrode-endocardial interface. The theoretical explanations for this phenomenon are discussed, along with recommendations for the prospective and retrospective management of the pacemaker patient who requires defibrillation or cardioversion.
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