This case report presents the electrocardiographic findings from a man in his 50s with a dual-chamber pacemaker implanted for sinus node dysfunction who had severe back pain, fevers, drenching night sweats, and weight loss.Rahman SalmanDepartment of Medicine, University of California San Francisco...
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An 86-year-old Caucasian woman underwent an uncomplicated pacemaker insertion for symptomatic complete heart block in the background of slow atrial fibrillation. A transient episode of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia was noted on day 1 following the procedure; however, her pacemaker was checked and...
Upon your return home, you should move as little as possible, in part to prevent lead dislodgment but also to reduce pain. Even after the stitches are out, you will need to avoid raising the arm nearest to the pacemaker for the next one to two weeks. ...
Background Pacemaker battery depletion is a gradual process, usually divided into two stages, ERI (Elective replacement indication) and EOL (End of life) [1,2,3]. First stages is the ERI status, usually lasting for 3–6 months. At this stage, in order to extend battery life, the pac...
(30.0 sccm), O2(10.0 sccm), and Ar (15.0 sccm). The two Au electrodes were deposited on the back of nano-PTFE by magnetron sputter (Denton Discovery 635) parallelly for 15 min (sputter power 50 W), the gap between them was about 1 mm. The Au bottom electrodes ...
Pacemakers have become an established modality for long-term management of life-threatening arrhythmias and can significantly improve patients' quality of life. They have also become a cornerstone in the management of cardiomyopathies. Conventionally, these devices pace the ventricle in isolation, which...
You may stay in the hospital overnight to make sure the pacemaker is working. You might have some pain and swelling in the area where it was placed for a few days afterward. Most people can go back to their normal routine within a few days of getting a pacemaker. You might need to ...
Background: Since their invention, cardiac pacemakers have provided significant lifesaving therapy for millions of people. However, a device small enough to be placed within the heart would eliminate the pocket and the lead and thereby m... M Bonner,M Eggen,J Depalo,... - 《European Heart ...