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Original Article
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Korean J Med. 2010;78(1):109-112.
- 인공 심박동기 시술로 치료한 Atrial standstill 1예
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조정현, 안연정, 윤성은, 정영훈, 최봉룡, 황진용, 곽충환
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- Atrial standstill treated with implantation of permanent pacemaker
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Jung-Hyun Cho, Yeon-Jeong Ahn, Seong-Eun Yun, Young-Hoon Jeong, Bong-Ryong Choi, Jin-Yong Hwang, Choong-Hwan Kwak
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- Abstract
- Persistent atrial standstill is an extremely rare arrhythmia that was first described by Chavez et al. Electrocardiographically, atrial
standstill is characterized by bradycardia, the absence of a P wave, and a junctional narrow complex escape rhythm. Atrial standstill
is usually classified into two types. The transient type is observed in drug intoxication, such as with digitalis or quinidine, and
hyperkalemia. The persistent type is uncommon, often accompanied by syncopal attacks or brain embolism. We report a case of
persistent atrial standstill in an 83-year-old man who was treated with implantation of a permanent pacemaker. (Korean J Med
78:109-112, 2010)
Keywords :Atrial standstill, Pacemaker
