A post from March 15 on the A & S Research website simply states, âToday is a sad day to report the passing of Dr. Roger K. Leir, we have lost a great family man, podiatrist and devoted ufologist. He will be greatly missed by all.â.
On the ECG, failure to capture is identified by the presence of pacing spikes without associated myocardial depolarization. Causes include pacing lead problems, battery or component failure, low pacing voltage or elevated myocardial pacing thresholds, and exit block.
Pacemaker Rhythms - Failure (Loss) to Capture. Description. When a pacemaker loses its ability to cause depolarization (capture), the inherent rhythm of the patient will become present within the tracing. As mentioned earlier in this presentation you will note the presence of a pacing spike, but you will not see a waveform immediately following it.