Follow-Up of the Patient who has Received a Pacemaker Initial Pacemaker Clinic Follow-Up Visit An organized system of follow-up is important for all device patients and is best facilitated through…
Pacemaker Implantation Permanent Pacemaker Implantation Location of Implantation Permanent pacemaker implantation can be done in the cardiac catheterization laboratory or in the operating room. Both locations have unique advantages and…
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator and Antitachycardia Pacing Permanent Pacing in Combination with an ICD The implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), an electric device which includes a pacemaker, has undergone revolutionary changes. Although…
Rate-Modulated Pacing Permanent Pacemaker Application The concept of rate-modulated (rate-responsive, rate-adaptive) pacemakers is to move beyond simple backup pacing for bradycardias to helping a patient adapt to physiologic stress with…
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy As mentioned in Chapter 1, one relatively new approach in cardiac pacing is biventricular pacing or cardiac resynchronization. This is pacing of patients with congestive heart failure…
Dual-chamber Pacing: Special Considerations Permanent Dual-Chamber Pacing In Chapter 5, we discussed types of pacemakers and the hemodynamics of pacing, so now we can take a closer look at some…
Types of Pacemakers and the Hemodynamics of Pacing Permanent Pacemaker Types Pacemaker Code The pacemaker code is a mechanism to briefly describe types of pacemakers (Table 5-1). The code has…
Programmability and Specialized Circuits Permanent Pacemaker Programmability Programmability often allows for noninvasive correction of pacemaker malfunction, optimizing battery life and adjustment of the pacemaker to the patient’s physiologic needs, which…
Principles of Pacemaker—Myocardial Interaction Permanent Pacemaker–Myocardial Interaction The interaction between the pacemaker generator lead and the living body leads to complex interactions; a simplified explanation of some of the interactions…
Pacemaker Technology Permanent pacemaker technology The cardiac pacemaker is an electric circuit in which a battery provides electricity that travels through a conducting wire through the myocardium, stimulates the heart…
