Complete pacemaker failure following lightning strike injury: A case report
While a previous report depicted pacing threshold elevation without extensive device impairment, our patient presented with major damage to the whole pacing system. The factors contributing to these divergent outcomes are unclear. Differences in injury mechanism, pacemaker model, and the pattern of electric current dispersion within the device may each play a part in this discrepancy.
Authors
- Gustavo Torres (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1675-5400)
- William Santos de Oliveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7697-5942)
- Nestor Rodrigues de Oliveira Neto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2538-6988)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (BR)
- Hospital Universitário Onofre Lopes (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology
- Published
- 2024-08-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/pace.15064
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Quality and Safety in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.94