Battery Depletion

Report:

Atrial fibrillation 1

Third degree AV block 4

Pacemaker rhythm 44/min 1

Probable battery depletion 4

Comment:

Most units are programmed to slow the basic rate as the battery becomes depleted; numbers vary. It is not certain, however, that battery failure is nigh; one has to know the programmed parameter values. Maybe this patient’s unit is in the sleep mode.

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