Author(s)

H. Zaky, H. El Zein, A. Al-Mulla

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Late rising in pacing threshold is an uncommon complication of permanent pacing. Treatment with high dose systemic steroid could spare the patient another procedure. We report a case of late rising pacing threshold that responded to high dose sys-temic steroid which lowered the pacing threshold to one volt, then rose again to around 2 volts.

Late Rising Pacing Threshold

Zaky, H. , El Zein, H. and Al-Mulla, A. (2011) Late rising right ventricular pacing lead threshold four yearsafter implantation of a dual chamber pacemaker. Open Journal of Internal Medicine, 1, 1-3. doi: 10.4236/ojim.2011.11001.