A case illustrating the combined use of drug therapy and catheter-electrode pacing in controlling paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia is presented. Only six deaths occurred in spite of the serious ...

Modern pacing systems are composed of a pulse generator and a lead (Figure 1). The pulse generator has a roughly circular shape (4-5 cm diameter) and weighs approximately 25-30 g. [32] The pulse ...

This phenomenon can be very difficult to document noninvasively; a permanent pacemaker should be implanted only if temporary pacing results in hemodynamic improvement assessed by Doppler ...

Emily now knows that her heart had stopped beating for ten seconds, but at the time she had no idea her life was at risk.

Introduction: While right ventricular pacing (RVP) is the conventional temporary pacing modality used for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), this approach possesses inherent risks and ...

This helps you relax and helps prevent pain. The doctor makes a cut in the skin just below your collarbone. The cut may be on either side of your chest. The doctor will put the pacemaker leads through ...

You will be able to get a quick price and instant permission to reuse the content in many different ways. In the transfemoral approach, the pacing lead is grabbed with a deflecting guide wire or ...

Currently, clinical standard practice post-surgery is to insert a temporary pacing lead that passes out through the skin to connect to an external power supply. As the patient recovers during the ...