Pacemaker mediated tachycardia

WikiDoc Resources for Pacemaker mediated tachycardia
Articles
Most recent articles on Pacemaker mediated tachycardia Most cited articles on Pacemaker mediated tachycardia Review articles on Pacemaker mediated tachycardia Articles on Pacemaker mediated tachycardia in N Eng J Med, Lancet, BMJ
Media
Powerpoint slides on Pacemaker mediated tachycardia Images of Pacemaker mediated tachycardia Photos of Pacemaker mediated tachycardia Podcasts & MP3s on Pacemaker mediated tachycardia Videos on Pacemaker mediated tachycardia
Evidence Based Medicine
Cochrane Collaboration on Pacemaker mediated tachycardia Bandolier on Pacemaker mediated tachycardia TRIP on Pacemaker mediated tachycardia
Clinical Trials
Ongoing Trials on Pacemaker mediated tachycardia at Clinical Trials.gov Trial results on Pacemaker mediated tachycardia Clinical Trials on Pacemaker mediated tachycardia at Google
Guidelines / Policies / Govt
US National Guidelines Clearinghouse on Pacemaker mediated tachycardia NICE Guidance on Pacemaker mediated tachycardia NHS PRODIGY Guidance FDA on Pacemaker mediated tachycardia CDC on Pacemaker mediated tachycardia
Books
Books on Pacemaker mediated tachycardia
News
Pacemaker mediated tachycardia in the news Be alerted to news on Pacemaker mediated tachycardia News trends on Pacemaker mediated tachycardia
Commentary
Blogs on Pacemaker mediated tachycardia
Definitions
Definitions of Pacemaker mediated tachycardia
Patient Resources / Community
Patient resources on Pacemaker mediated tachycardia Discussion groups on Pacemaker mediated tachycardia Patient Handouts on Pacemaker mediated tachycardia Directions to Hospitals Treating Pacemaker mediated tachycardia Risk calculators and risk factors for Pacemaker mediated tachycardia
Healthcare Provider Resources
Symptoms of Pacemaker mediated tachycardia Causes & Risk Factors for Pacemaker mediated tachycardia Diagnostic studies for Pacemaker mediated tachycardia Treatment of Pacemaker mediated tachycardia
Continuing Medical Education (CME)
CME Programs on Pacemaker mediated tachycardia
International
Pacemaker mediated tachycardia en Espanol Pacemaker mediated tachycardia en Francais
Business
Pacemaker mediated tachycardia in the Marketplace Patents on Pacemaker mediated tachycardia
Experimental / Informatics
List of terms related to Pacemaker mediated tachycardia

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Synonyms and keywords: PMT, endless loop tachycardia,

Overview

Pacemaker mediated tachycardia is a condition in which an artificial implanted pacemaker stimulates the the ventricles (the lower chambers of the heart) to beat at rates that are inappropriately fast.

Pathophysiology

Pacemaker mediated tachycardia is a form of AV nodal reentrant tachycardia. In PMT, the artificial pacemaker forms the anterograde (atrium to ventricle) limb of the circuit and the atrioventricular (AV) node forms the retrograde limb (ventricle to atrium) of the circuit.

Causes

• The rate response setting of the pacemaker is set too sensitive
• Tracking of noise in the atrium as can occur with electromagnetic interference
• Tracking an atrial tachyarrhythmia by the dual chamber pacemaker

Treatment

The treatment of PMT typically involves reprogramming the pacemaker.