JACC: Case Reports (Jan 2021)
Transient Asystole From Pacing Inhibition During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Abstract
A 68-year-old man with a biventricular implantable cardioverter-defibrillator who was pacemaker dependent was admitted for percutaneous coronary intervention. The patient had an asystolic cardiac arrest as a result of electromagnetic interference during an orbital atherectomy. We should keep electromagnetic interference from the machine in mind when performing orbital atherectomy. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)