Ventricular fibrillation induced by coagulating mode bipolar electrocautery during pacemaker implantation in Myotonic Dystrophy type 1 patient
Vincenzo Russo 1 , Anna Rago 1 , Federica Di Meo 1 , Nadia Della Cioppa 2 , Andrea Antonio Papa 1 , Maria Giovanna Russo 1 , Gerardo Nigro 1
1 Department of Cardio-Thoracic and Respiratory Sciences, Chair of Cardiology, Second University of Napoli, Monaldi Hospital, Italy; 2 Department of Anesthesiology, Monaldi Hospital, Napoli, Italy
The occurrence of ventricular fibrillation, induced by bipolar electrocautery during elective dual chamber pacemaker implantation, is reported in a patient affected by Myotonic Distrophy type 1 with normal left ventricular ejection fraction.
