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burst pacing. Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Wikipedia. fast pacing. A term defined in the context of implantable pacemakers for the deliveryâe.g., atrial burst pacingâof rapid, multiple electrical pulses, to pace the heart faster than its intrinsic rate. Fast pacing is used for ventricular tachycardia, to try to break the tachycardia before it progresses to ventricular fibrillation. burst pacing.
Epicardial wires allow temporary pacing after cardiac surgery. Pacing is often the best, and sometimes the only method of treating temporary rhythm disturbances in this context. Temporary epicardial pacing has evolved from simple one-chamber systems to dual chamber, biatrial, and even biventricular systems.