Electrocardiographic artifact with a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation unit

P J Hauptman; M Raza

doi:10.1016/0167-5273(92)90093-i

Electrocardiographic artifact with a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation unit

Int J Cardiol. 1992 Jan;34(1):110-2. doi: 10.1016/0167-5273(92)90093-i.

Authors

P J Hauptman¹, M Raza

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York 10029.

PMID: 1532168
DOI: 10.1016/0167-5273(92)90093-i

Abstract

We describe an unusual electrocardiographic artifact in a patient with a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation unit. The artifact, consisting of low amplitude high frequency deflections, can be misinterpreted as a runaway pacemaker.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Artifacts*
Back Pain / etiology
Back Pain / therapy
Electrocardiography*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Spinal Cord Neoplasms / complications
Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation / adverse effects*