Symptomatic Refractory Pacemaker Mediated Tachycardia, Cause and its Management

Rajeev Srivastava; Awneesh Prasad

Abstract

Symptomatic Refractory Pacemaker Mediated Tachycardia, Cause and its Management

Rajeev Srivastava and Awneesh Prasad

Device programming itself may cause tachycardias and sometimes pro-arrhythmic. PMTs are one of them. These non-physiological heart rate may cause symptoms as dyspnea, palpitation and decompensated heart failure. Careful programming and monitoring to be done especially during post implant hospital stay and prior to discharge