Case report: Perioperative pacemaker-mediated tachycardia in the patient with a dual chamber implantable cardioverter-defibrillator.

Igor Izrailtyan, Robin J Schiller, Robert I Katz, Ibrahim O Almasry

Department of Anesthesiology, Stony Brook University Medical Center, HSC L-4, Room 060, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA. Igor.Izrailtyan@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Anesthesia and analgesia 2013 Feb

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Patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices are at additional risk for arrhythmias while undergoing surgical procedures. In this case report, we present a patient with a dual chamber implantable cardioverter-defibrillator who developed intraoperative pacemaker-mediated tachycardia causing significant hemodynamic instability. Management of this arrhythmia can be particularly challenging, because standard application of a magnet does not affect the pacing functions of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. Awareness by the anesthesiologist and timely coordination with the cardiac electrophysiology team helped to optimize care for this patient.

Citation

Igor Izrailtyan, Robin J Schiller, Robert I Katz, Ibrahim O Almasry. Case report: Perioperative pacemaker-mediated tachycardia in the patient with a dual chamber implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. Anesthesia and analgesia. 2013 Feb;116(2):307-10