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Far-Field P-Wave Sensing by the Right Ventricular Lead of Conventional Dual Chamber Pacemakers

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This report describes two cases of far-field sensing of the P wave by the ventricular channel of conventional DDD pacemakers programmed to a relatively high sensitivity to promote sensing of ventricular extrasystoles. Ventricular pacing was maintained in both cases when the ventricular channel was not inhibited. One case was caused by displacement of a bipolar ventricular lead towards the right ventricular inflow tract. The other case occurred only in relation to an atrial extrasystole in the absence of ventricular lead displacement.

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  1. Florida Cardiovascular Institute and Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL

    S. Serge Barold

  2. Hôpital Cardiologique du Haut Lévêque, Paissac-Bordeaux, France

    Stéphane Garrigue & Jacques Clémenty

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Barold, S.S., Garrigue, S. & Clémenty, J. Far-Field P-Wave Sensing by the Right Ventricular Lead of Conventional Dual Chamber Pacemakers. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 6, 77–80 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1014132408411

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