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Electrocardiographic artifact induced by an electrical stimulator implanted for management of neurogenic bladder
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Journal of Electrocardiology
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September 1, 2008
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Abstract
Serial electrocardiograms (ECGs) obtained in a 79-year-old woman revealed consistently sharp regular high-voltage spikes, which were superimposed on her ECG curve, and which were caused by an implanted pelvic electrical stimulator used for the management of a neurogenic bladder, with symptoms of urinary urgency and incontinence.
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Keywords: Electrical stimulators; ECG; ECG artifacts; Neurogenic bladder; Neurostimulation
A recent contribution published in the Journal pertained to a patient whose electrocardiogram (ECG) showed in all the leads irregular "very sharp high-voltage spikes" at a cycle length of approximately 120 milliseconds, which ...