Report of a Case of Pacemaker Depletion Presenting with Wide QRS Tachycardia
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Report of a Case of Pacemaker Depletion Presenting with Wide QRS Tachycardia

J Acad Res Med 2017;7(1):39-41 DOI: 10.5152/jarem.2017.1180
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Abstract

Runaway pacemaker results from pacemaker malfunction and is characterized by sudden increases in the stimulus rate above the set upper rate limit of the pacemaker. Here we report the case of a patient with wide QRS complex tachycardia who was admitted to the emergency unit and diagnosed with runaway pacemaker.

Keywords: Arrhythmia, runaway pacemaker, wide QRS tachycardia