RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook natural pacemaker Cardiac pacing That cell or a group of cells within the heart which initiates each contraction. Normally, the S-A node performs the function; but in arrhythmias, cells almost anywhere in the hea...
Surgical ablationPacemaker strategiesConstantine MavroudisConcomitant arrhythmia surgery in association with initial or repeat congenital heart repairs has assumed an important role in the treatment of congenital heart disease. The most common long-term complications after congenital heart repairs are arrhythmia...
Your doctor would put the pacemaker under yourskinnear your collarbone during minor surgery. Living With a Pacemaker If you have AFib and get a pacemaker to help treat a slow heart rate or congestive heart failure, it might help in other ways, too: It can tell your doctor what’s going o...
It is associated with the conduction system of the heart and serves the same function as the neuron. The natural or the inbuilt pacemaker of the heart refers to the sinoatrial node. Answer and Explanation: Ectopic pacemaker functions to cau...
(atrial, ventricle or both) during an open-heart procedure because a patient can often have transient arrhythmias after heart surgery; these can result from the myocardium becoming irritable from the trauma of surgery, imbalances of electrolytes, disruption of the acid–base balance and alterations ...
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common complication following cardiac surgery and is associated with significant increases in postoperative morbidity,... GJ Murphy,R Ascione,M Caputo,... - 《Cardiac Electrophysiology Review》 被引量: 75发表: 2003年 Successful Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation for...
Batteries need to be replaced every 5 to 15 years. You'll have minor surgery to switch them. You need to be careful around devices that have strong magnetic fields. They could mess up the pacemaker’s signal. Limit how long you’re around them and try not to get too close. Some of ...
116 It is more commonly seen in patients who have undergone surgery that involves opening the pericardium such as implantation of epicardial pacemaker leads and transvenous pacemaker leads, valve surgery, coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), coronary stent implantation, and orthotopic heart ...
Quality of life and outcomes after radiofrequency His-bundle catheter ablation and permanent pacemaker implantation: Impact of treatment in paroxysmal and ... One hundred seven patients underwent atrioventricular (AV)-junctional ablation and pacing for atrial fibrillation, and 90 were alive 2.3 +/- 1....
Here, we report a battery-free, transcatheter, self-powered intracardiac pacemaker based on the coupled effect of triboelectrification and electrostatic induction for the treatment of arrhythmia in large animal models. We show that the capsule-shaped device (1.75 g, 1.52 cc) can be integrated ...