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==Overview==
The loss of [[physiology|physiologic]] timing of [[atrium (heart)|atrial]] and [[ventricle (heart)|ventricular]] contractions, or sometimes called AV dyssynchrony, leads to different mechanisms of [[symptom]]s production. This altered ventricular contraction will decrease [[cardiac output]], and in turn, will lead to systemic hypotensive reflex response with varying symptoms.


==Pathophysiology==
==Pathophysiology==
The loss of [[physiology|physiologic]] timing of [[atrium (heart)|atrial]] and [[ventricle (heart)|ventricular]] contractions, or sometimes called AV dyssynchrony, leads to different mechanisms of [[symptom]]s production. This altered ventricular contraction will decrease [[cardiac output]], and in turn will lead to systemic hypotensive reflex response with varying symptoms.<ref name="pmid9164889">{{cite journal |author=Ellenbogen KA, Gilligan DM, Wood MA, Morillo C, Barold SS |title=The pacemaker syndrome—a matter of definition |journal=Am. J. Cardiol. |volume=79 |issue=9 |pages=1226–9 |year=1997 |month=May |pmid=9164889|doi= 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00085-4|url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0002914997000854}}</ref>
'''<u>Pacemaker Syndrome Mechanisms:</u>'''
 
AV dyssynchrony leads to various symptoms with different mechanisms of symptom production.
* Loss of AV synchrony
* Valvular incompetence
* Asynchronous ventricular contractions
* Ventriculoatrial conduction
* Echo beats
* Arrhythmias


===Loss of Atrial Contraction===
===Loss of Atrial Contraction===
Inappropriate pacing in patients with decreased [[ventricle (heart)|ventricular]] compliance, which may be caused by diseases such as [[hypertensive heart disease|hypertensive cardiomyopathy]], [[hypertrophic cardiomyopathy]], [[restrictive cardiomyopathy]], and [[aging]], can result in loss of [[atrium (heart)|atrial]] contraction and significantly reduces [[cardiac output]]. Because in such cases the atrias are required to provide 50% of [[cardiac output]], which normally provides only 15% - 25% of [[cardiac output]].<ref name="pmid1413181">{{cite journal |author=Petersen HH, Videbaek J |title=[The pacemaker syndrome] |language=Danish |journal=Ugeskr. Laeg. |volume=154 |issue=38 |pages=2547–51 |year=1992 |month=September |pmid=1413181 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid1442632">{{cite journal |author=Gross JN, Keltz TN, Cooper JA, Breitbart S, Furman S |title=Profound "pacemaker syndrome" in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy |journal=Am. J. Cardiol. |volume=70 |issue=18 |pages=1507–11 |year=1992 |month=December |pmid=1442632 |doi= 10.1016/0002-9149(92)90313-N|url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/0002-9149(92)90313-N |format=}} {{dead link|date=May 2010}}</ref>
Inappropriate pacing in patients with decreased [[ventricle (heart)|ventricular]] compliance, which may be caused by diseases such as:
 
* [[Hypertensive heart disease|Hypertensive cardiomyopathy]]
* [[Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy]]
* [[Restrictive cardiomyopathy]]
* [[Aging]]
 
All of the above causes result in loss of [[atrium (heart)|atrial]] contraction and significantly reduces [[cardiac output]] because in such cases the atria are required to provide 50% of [[cardiac output]], which is normally only 15% - 25%.<ref name="pmid1413181">{{cite journal |author=Petersen HH, Videbaek J |title=[The pacemaker syndrome] |language=Danish |journal=Ugeskr. Laeg. |volume=154 |issue=38 |pages=2547–51 |year=1992 |month=September |pmid=1413181 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid1442632">{{cite journal |author=Gross JN, Keltz TN, Cooper JA, Breitbart S, Furman S |title=Profound "pacemaker syndrome" in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy |journal=Am. J. Cardiol. |volume=70 |issue=18 |pages=1507–11 |year=1992 |month=December |pmid=1442632 |doi= 10.1016/0002-9149(92)90313-N|url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/0002-9149(92)90313-N |format=}} {{dead link|date=May 2010}}</ref>


===Cannon A Waves===
===Cannon A Waves===
{{main|Cannon A waves}}
{{main|Cannon A waves}}
[[Atrium (heart)|Atrial]] contraction against a closed [[tricuspid valve]] can cause pulsation in the neck and [[abdomen]], [[headache]], [[cough]], and jaw pain.<ref name="pmid1413181" /><ref name="pmid2032410">{{cite journal |author=Schüller H, Brandt J |title=The pacemaker syndrome: old and new causes|journal=Clin Cardiol |volume=14 |issue=4 |pages=336–40 |year=1991 |month=April |pmid=2032410 |doi=10.1002/clc.4960140410 }}</ref>
 
* [[Atrium (heart)|Atrial]] contraction against a closed [[tricuspid valve]] can cause pulsation in the neck and [[abdomen]], [[headache]], [[cough]], and jaw pain.<ref name="pmid1413181" /><ref name="pmid2032410">{{cite journal |author=Schüller H, Brandt J |title=The pacemaker syndrome: old and new causes|journal=Clin Cardiol |volume=14 |issue=4 |pages=336–40 |year=1991 |month=April |pmid=2032410 |doi=10.1002/clc.4960140410 }}</ref>


===Increased Atrial Pressure===
===Increased Atrial Pressure===
[[ventricle (heart)|Ventricular]] pacing is associated with elevated [[right atrium|right]] and [[left atrium|left atrial]] pressures, as well as elevated[[pulmonary vein|pulmonary venous]] and [[pulmonary artery|pulmonary arterial]] pressures, which can lead to [[symptom]]atic [[pulmonary edema|pulmonary]] and[[liver|hepatic]] congestion.
 
* [[Ventricle (heart)|Ventricular]] pacing is associated with dyssynchrony between the atria and ventricles causing an elevated [[right atrium|right]] and [[left atrium|left atrial]] pressures, as well as elevated [[pulmonary vein|pulmonary venous]] and [[pulmonary artery|pulmonary arterial]] pressures, which can in turn lead to symptomatic [[pulmonary edema|pulmonary]] and [[liver|hepatic]] congestion.


===Increased Production of Natriuretic Peptides===
===Increased Production of Natriuretic Peptides===
{{main|Atrial natriuretic peptide}}
{{main|Atrial natriuretic peptide}}
{{main|Brain natriuretic peptide}}
{{main|Brain natriuretic peptide}}
Patients with [[artificial pacemaker|pacemaker]] [[syndrome]] exhibit increased plasma levels of [[atrial natriuretic peptide|ANP]]. That's due to increase in[[left atrium|left atrial]] pressure and [[left ventricle|left ventricular]] filling pressure, which is due to decreased [[cardiac output]] caused by dyssynchrony in [[atrium (heart)|atrial]] and [[ventricle (heart)|ventricular]] contraction. [[atrial natriuretic peptide|ANP]] and [[brain natriuretic peptide|BNP]] are potent [[artery|arterial]] and [[vein|venous]] [[vasodilation|vasodilators]] that can override [[common carotid artery|carotid]] and[[aorta|aortic]] [[baroreflex|baroreceptor reflex]]es attempting to compensate for decreased [[blood pressure]]. Usually patients with [[cannon A waves|cannon a waves]] have higher plasma levels of [[atrial natriuretic peptide|ANP]] than those without [[cannon A waves|cannon a waves]].<ref name="pmid9164889"/><ref name="pmid9036762">{{cite journal |author=Theodorakis GN, Panou F, Markianos M, Fragakis N, Livanis EG, Kremastinos DT |title=Left atrial function and atrial natriuretic factor/cyclic guanosine monophosphate changes in DDD and VVI pacing modes |journal=Am. J. Cardiol. |volume=79 |issue=3 |pages=366–70 |year=1997|month=February |pmid=9036762 |url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0002914997892855 |doi=10.1016/S0002-9149(97)89285-5}}</ref><ref name="pmid1334465">{{cite journal |author=Theodorakis GN, Kremastinos DT, Markianos M, Livanis E, Karavolias G, Toutouzas PK |title=Total sympathetic activity and atrial natriuretic factor levels in VVI and DDD pacing with different atrioventricular delays during daily activity and exercise |journal=Eur. Heart J.|volume=13 |issue=11 |pages=1477–81 |year=1992 |month=November |pmid=1334465 |doi= |url=http://eurheartj.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=1334465}}</ref>
 
* Patients with [[artificial pacemaker|pacemaker]] [[syndrome]] exhibit increased plasma levels of [[atrial natriuretic peptide|ANP]]. That's due to increase in [[left atrium|left atrial]] pressure and [[left ventricle|left ventricular]] filling pressure, which is due to decreased [[cardiac output]] caused by dyssynchrony in [[atrium (heart)|atrial]] and [[ventricle (heart)|ventricular]] contraction in ventricle paced rhythms.
 
* [[Atrial natriuretic peptide|ANP]] and [[brain natriuretic peptide|BNP]] are potent [[artery|arterial]] and [[vein|venous]] [[vasodilation|vasodilators]] that can override [[common carotid artery|carotid]] and [[aorta|aortic]] [[baroreflex|baroreceptor reflex]]es attempting to compensate for decreased [[blood pressure]].  
 
* Usually patients with [[cannon A waves|cannon a waves]] have higher plasma levels of [[atrial natriuretic peptide|ANP]] than those without [[cannon A waves|cannon a waves]].<ref name="pmid9164889">{{cite journal |author=Ellenbogen KA, Gilligan DM, Wood MA, Morillo C, Barold SS |title=The pacemaker syndrome—a matter of definition |journal=Am. J. Cardiol. |volume=79 |issue=9 |pages=1226–9 |year=1997 |month=May |pmid=9164889|doi= 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00085-4|url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0002914997000854}}</ref><ref name="pmid9036762">{{cite journal |author=Theodorakis GN, Panou F, Markianos M, Fragakis N, Livanis EG, Kremastinos DT |title=Left atrial function and atrial natriuretic factor/cyclic guanosine monophosphate changes in DDD and VVI pacing modes |journal=Am. J. Cardiol. |volume=79 |issue=3 |pages=366–70 |year=1997|month=February |pmid=9036762 |url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0002914997892855 |doi=10.1016/S0002-9149(97)89285-5}}</ref><ref name="pmid1334465">{{cite journal |author=Theodorakis GN, Kremastinos DT, Markianos M, Livanis E, Karavolias G, Toutouzas PK |title=Total sympathetic activity and atrial natriuretic factor levels in VVI and DDD pacing with different atrioventricular delays during daily activity and exercise |journal=Eur. Heart J.|volume=13 |issue=11 |pages=1477–81 |year=1992 |month=November |pmid=1334465 |doi= |url=http://eurheartj.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=1334465}}</ref><ref name="pmid22923937">{{cite journal |author=Mollazadeh R, Mohimi L, Zeighami M, Fazelifar A, Haghjoo M |title=Hemodynamic effect of atrioventricular and interventricular dyssynchrony in patients with biventricular pacing: Implications for the pacemaker syndrome |journal=J Cardiovasc Dis Res |volume=3 |issue=3 |pages=200–3 |year=2012 |month=July |pmid=22923937 |pmc=3425026 |doi=10.4103/0975-3583.98892 |url=}}</ref>


===VA Conduction===
===VA Conduction===
A major cause of AV dyssynchrony is VA conduction. VA conduction, sometimes referred to as retrograde conduction, leads to delayed, nonphysiologic timing of [[atrium (heart)|atrial]] contraction in relation to [[ventricle (heart)|ventricular]] [[muscle contraction|contraction]]. Nevertheless, many conditions other than VA conduction promote AV dyssynchrony.<ref name="pmid9164889"/><ref name="pmid1413181" /><ref name="pmid2032410"/>  Ventricular paced rhythms cause a reduction in cardiac output by causing a nonphysiologic depolarization of the ventricles.  Depolarization patterns and contraction are altered when pacemaker leads are placed in the apex of the right ventricle. 


This will further decrease [[blood pressure]], and secondary increase in [[atrial natriuretic peptide|ANP]] and [[brain natriuretic peptide|BNP]].<ref name="pmid9036762"/><ref name="pmid1334465"/>
* A major cause of AV dyssynchrony is VA conduction.   
* VA conduction, sometimes referred to as retrograde conduction, leads to delayed, nonphysiologic timing of [[atrium (heart)|atrial]] contraction in relation to [[ventricle (heart)|ventricular]] [[muscle contraction|contraction]].   
* Nevertheless, many conditions other than VA conduction promote AV dyssynchrony.<ref name="pmid9164889" /><ref name="pmid1413181" /><ref name="pmid2032410" />
* Ventricular paced rhythms cause a reduction in cardiac output by causing a nonphysiologic depolarization of the ventricles.   
* Depolarization patterns and contraction are altered when pacemaker leads are placed in the apex of the right ventricle. 
* This will further decrease [[blood pressure]] and cause a secondary increase in [[atrial natriuretic peptide|ANP]] and [[brain natriuretic peptide|BNP]].<ref name="pmid9036762" /><ref name="pmid1334465" />
* In patients with [[heart failure]] it has been shown that institution of biventricular pacing mode has been associated with a better cardiac output.


==References==
==References==
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Overview

The loss of physiologic timing of atrial and ventricular contractions, or sometimes called AV dyssynchrony, leads to different mechanisms of symptoms production. This altered ventricular contraction will decrease cardiac output, and in turn, will lead to systemic hypotensive reflex response with varying symptoms.

Pathophysiology

Pacemaker Syndrome Mechanisms:

AV dyssynchrony leads to various symptoms with different mechanisms of symptom production.

  • Loss of AV synchrony
  • Valvular incompetence
  • Asynchronous ventricular contractions
  • Ventriculoatrial conduction
  • Echo beats
  • Arrhythmias

Loss of Atrial Contraction

Inappropriate pacing in patients with decreased ventricular compliance, which may be caused by diseases such as:

All of the above causes result in loss of atrial contraction and significantly reduces cardiac output because in such cases the atria are required to provide 50% of cardiac output, which is normally only 15% - 25%.[1][2]

Cannon A Waves

Increased Atrial Pressure

Increased Production of Natriuretic Peptides

VA Conduction

  • A major cause of AV dyssynchrony is VA conduction.
  • VA conduction, sometimes referred to as retrograde conduction, leads to delayed, nonphysiologic timing of atrial contraction in relation to ventricular contraction.
  • Nevertheless, many conditions other than VA conduction promote AV dyssynchrony.[4][1][3]
  • Ventricular paced rhythms cause a reduction in cardiac output by causing a nonphysiologic depolarization of the ventricles.
  • Depolarization patterns and contraction are altered when pacemaker leads are placed in the apex of the right ventricle.
  • This will further decrease blood pressure and cause a secondary increase in ANP and BNP.[5][6]
  • In patients with heart failure it has been shown that institution of biventricular pacing mode has been associated with a better cardiac output.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Petersen HH, Videbaek J (1992). "[The pacemaker syndrome]". Ugeskr. Laeg. (in Danish). 154 (38): 2547–51. PMID 1413181. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  2. Gross JN, Keltz TN, Cooper JA, Breitbart S, Furman S (1992). "Profound "pacemaker syndrome" in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy". Am. J. Cardiol. 70 (18): 1507–11. doi:10.1016/0002-9149(92)90313-N. PMID 1442632. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)[dead link]
  3. 3.0 3.1 Schüller H, Brandt J (1991). "The pacemaker syndrome: old and new causes". Clin Cardiol. 14 (4): 336–40. doi:10.1002/clc.4960140410. PMID 2032410. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 Ellenbogen KA, Gilligan DM, Wood MA, Morillo C, Barold SS (1997). "The pacemaker syndrome—a matter of definition". Am. J. Cardiol. 79 (9): 1226–9. doi:10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00085-4. PMID 9164889. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 Theodorakis GN, Panou F, Markianos M, Fragakis N, Livanis EG, Kremastinos DT (1997). "Left atrial function and atrial natriuretic factor/cyclic guanosine monophosphate changes in DDD and VVI pacing modes". Am. J. Cardiol. 79 (3): 366–70. doi:10.1016/S0002-9149(97)89285-5. PMID 9036762. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 Theodorakis GN, Kremastinos DT, Markianos M, Livanis E, Karavolias G, Toutouzas PK (1992). "Total sympathetic activity and atrial natriuretic factor levels in VVI and DDD pacing with different atrioventricular delays during daily activity and exercise". Eur. Heart J. 13 (11): 1477–81. PMID 1334465. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  7. Mollazadeh R, Mohimi L, Zeighami M, Fazelifar A, Haghjoo M (2012). "Hemodynamic effect of atrioventricular and interventricular dyssynchrony in patients with biventricular pacing: Implications for the pacemaker syndrome". J Cardiovasc Dis Res. 3 (3): 200–3. doi:10.4103/0975-3583.98892. PMC 3425026. PMID 22923937. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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