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ArticleActa myologica : myopathies and cardiomyopathies : official journal of the Mediterranean Society of Myology2014

Ventricular fibrillation induced by coagulating mode bipolar electrocautery during pacemaker implantation in Myotonic Dystrophy type 1 patient.

Vincenzo Russo, Anna Rago, Federica DI Meo, Nadia Della Cioppa, Andrea Antonio Papa, Maria Giovanna Russo, Gerardo Nigro

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Article in Acta myologica : myopathies and cardiomyopathies : official journal of the Mediterranean Society of Myology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 38% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Effect of Monopolar Electrocautery and Blunt Dissection on Muscle Damage and Inflammation in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Microdiscectomy.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2025
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  2. Heart transplantation in a patient with Myotonic Dystrophy type 1 and end-stage dilated cardiomyopathy: a short term follow-up.Acta myologica : myopathies and cardiomyopathies : official journal of the Mediterranean Society of Myology · 2018
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  3. Myotonic dystrophy type 1 and pulmonary embolism: successful thrombus resolution with dabigatran etexilate therapy.Acta myologica : myopathies and cardiomyopathies : official journal of the Mediterranean Society of Myology · 2018
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  5. Complete resolution of left atrial appendage thrombosis with oral dabigatran etexilate in a patient with Myotonic Dystrophy type 1 and atrial fibrillation.Acta myologica : myopathies and cardiomyopathies : official journal of the Mediterranean Society of Myology · 2017
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  6. Is the epicardial left ventricular lead implantation an alternative approach to percutaneous attempt in patients with Steinert disease? A case report.Acta myologica : myopathies and cardiomyopathies : official journal of the Mediterranean Society of Myology · 2017
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  7. Increased heterogeneity of ventricular repolarization in myotonic dystrophy type 1 population.Acta myologica : myopathies and cardiomyopathies : official journal of the Mediterranean Society of Myology · 2016
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  8. Voltage-directed cavo-tricuspid isthmus ablation using a novel ablation catheter mapping technology in a myotonic dystrophy type I patient.Acta myologica : myopathies and cardiomyopathies : official journal of the Mediterranean Society of Myology · 2016
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Vincenzo RussoDepartment of Cardio-Thoracic and Respiratory Sciences, Chair of Cardiology, Second University of Napoli, Monaldi Hospital, Italy;
Anna RagoDepartment of Cardio-Thoracic and Respiratory Sciences, Chair of Cardiology, Second University of Napoli, Monaldi Hospital, Italy;
Federica DI MeoDepartment of Cardio-Thoracic and Respiratory Sciences, Chair of Cardiology, Second University of Napoli, Monaldi Hospital, Italy;
Nadia Della CioppaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Monaldi Hospital, Napoli, Italy.
Andrea Antonio PapaDepartment of Cardio-Thoracic and Respiratory Sciences, Chair of Cardiology, Second University of Napoli, Monaldi Hospital, Italy;
Maria Giovanna RussoDepartment of Cardio-Thoracic and Respiratory Sciences, Chair of Cardiology, Second University of Napoli, Monaldi Hospital, Italy;
Gerardo NigroDepartment of Cardio-Thoracic and Respiratory Sciences, Chair of Cardiology, Second University of Napoli, Monaldi Hospital, Italy;
Ospedale Monaldi · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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.

Indexed as

ElectrocoagulationMyotonic DystrophyVentricular FibrillationAtrial FibrillationCardiac Pacing, ArtificialEchocardiographyElectric CountershockElectrocardiographyHumansMaleMiddle AgedSyncopeTreatment OutcomeVentricular Remodelingbipolar electrocauteryMyotonic Dystrophy type 1pacemaker implantationventricular fibrillation

Identifiers

PMID25873784
PMCPMC4369847
OpenAlexW259943440

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