2020
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-235514
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Bradyarrhythmia secondary to vagus nerve stimulator 7 years after placement

Abstract: We present a case of a 38-year-old man with a previous medical history of asthma and refractory epilepsy requiring vagal nerve stimulator (VNS) placement 7 years prior to the presentation who was found to be in atrial fibrillation with a rapid ventricular response during a preoperative evaluation, which prompted transoesophageal echocardiography and subsequent cardioversion. In preparation for cardioversion, the VNS was turned off and the patient was cardioverted to normal sinus rhythm. Following cardioversion… Show more

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“…Case reports describe the occurrence of cardiac syncopes even after longer therapy durations of stimulation with interruption after switching off the vagus nerve stimulation [97]. There might possibly be an estimated number of unknown cases with cardiac symptoms in epilepsy patients because loss of consciousness in these patients is often explained by the occurrence of epileptic seizures [32].…”
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“…Case reports describe the occurrence of cardiac syncopes even after longer therapy durations of stimulation with interruption after switching off the vagus nerve stimulation [97]. There might possibly be an estimated number of unknown cases with cardiac symptoms in epilepsy patients because loss of consciousness in these patients is often explained by the occurrence of epileptic seizures [32].…”
Section: Possible Side Effects and Risksmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Selten tritt eine Therapieunterbrechung wegen eines Elektrodendefektes (Kabelbruch) auf verursacht durch zu starke körperliche Bewegung oder lokale Traumata 98 99 . Die beste Prophylaxe für eine Migration des Generators im Transplantatlager (sog.…”
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