Ventricular fibrillation complicating temporary ventricular pacing in acute myocardial infarction: significance of right ventricular infarction

Am J Cardiol. 1981 Dec;48(6):1160-6. doi: 10.1016/0002-9149(81)90335-0.

Abstract

Five patients with acute myocardial infarction had ventricular fibrillation as a complication of indicated temporary pacing. All five patients had evidence of right ventricular infarction (three patients with postmortem confirmation). The presence of right ventricular infarction seems to be a contributing mechanism involved in the induction of ventricular fibrillation during temporary pacing for bradyarrhythmia complicating acute myocardial infarction.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Arteriosclerosis / diagnosis
  • Atrial Fibrillation / diagnosis
  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Cardiac Pacing, Artificial*
  • Chronic Disease
  • Electrocardiography
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Myocardial Infarction / complications
  • Myocardial Infarction / therapy*
  • Pain / etiology
  • Syncope / diagnosis
  • Thorax
  • Time Factors
  • Ventricular Fibrillation / complications*