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Electrocardiographic interference: know your patient well

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 February 2021

Arjun K. Mahendran Open the ORCID record for Arjun K. Mahendran [Opens in a new window] ,
Philip M. Chang  and
Dipankar Gupta Open the ORCID record for Dipankar Gupta [Opens in a new window]
Arjun K. Mahendran*
Affiliation:
Congenital Heart Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
Philip M. Chang
Affiliation:
Congenital Heart Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
Dipankar Gupta
Affiliation:
Congenital Heart Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
*
Author for correspondence: Arjun K. Mahendran, MD, FAAP, Congenital Heart Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. Tel: +1 352 273-7770; Fax: +1 352 392-0547. E-mail: amahendran@ufl.edu
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Abstract

Two cases of paediatric patients with gastric pacemakers causing distinct electrocardiographic artefact. Recognition of extracardiac artefact is essential for proper ECG interpretation in patients.

Keywords

ECGartefactgastric stimulator
Type
Images in Congenital Cardiac Disease
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 31 , Issue 3 , March 2021 , pp. 462 - 463
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Copyright
© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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