Implantation of a pacemaker in a patient with severe Parkinson's disease and a pre-existing bilateral deep brain stimulator

Europace. 2009 Jun;11(6):834-5. doi: 10.1093/europace/eup117. Epub 2009 May 15.

Authors

Sonoko Ashino¹, Ichiro Watanabe, Yasuo Okumura, Masayoshi Kofune, Kimie Ohkubo, Toshiko Nakai, Atsushi Hirayama

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi-kami, Itabashi-Ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan.

PMID: 19447809
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eup117

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Atrioventricular Block / complications
Atrioventricular Block / prevention & control*
Deep Brain Stimulation / instrumentation*
Humans
Male
Pacemaker, Artificial
Parkinson Disease / complications*
Parkinson Disease / prevention & control*
Treatment Outcome