SUBTHRESHOLD CHEST WALL STIMULATION IN THE MANAGEMENT OF DIGITALIS INTOXICATION IN PATIENTS WEARING VENTRICULAR-INHIBITED DEMAND PACEMAKER

MAKOTO TAKAGI; SUSUMU ICHINOSE; DAISUKE ASHIDA; RYOICHI TANAKA

doi:10.1253/jcj.36.779

MAKOTO TAKAGI, SUSUMU ICHINOSE, DAISUKE ASHIDA, RYOICHI TANAKA

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Keywords: Subthreshold Chest Wall Stimulation, Digitalis Intoxication, Ventricular-inhibited Demand Pacemaker

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1972 Volume 36 Issue 8 Pages 779-783

DOI https://doi.org/10.1253/jcj.36.779

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Abstract

Subthreshold electrical stimuli to the heart from the anterior chest wall with an. external pacemaker was used to suppress temporalily the implanted ventricular inhibited demand pacemaker. The value of this method in the management of patients under digitalis intoxication is illustrated.

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