Symbiotic cardiac pacemaker [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2019 Implantable medical electronic devices are limited by battery lifetime and inflexibility, but self-powered devices can harvest biomechanical energy. Here the authors demonstrate cardiac pacing and correction of sinus arrhythmia with a symbiotic cardiac ...
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Trends in Cardiac Pacemaker Batteries [PDF]
Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal, 2004 Batteries used in Implantable cardiac pacemakers-present unique challenges to their developers and manufacturers in terms of high levels of safety and reliability.
Venkateswara Sarma Mallela +2 more
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Midterm Follow-up and Outcome of Pacemakers in Children: A Single Center Experience [PDF]
Journal of Health Sciences and Surveillance System, 2022 Background: Pacemaker implantation is an effective life-long treatment in patients with atrioventricular block to generate a reliable heartbeat. Choosing between epicardial and endocardial (trans-venous) techniques in children is based on the cardiac ...
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Feasibility of physiological pacing rate in cardiac resynchronization therapy
ESC Heart Failure, 2023 Aims Although cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) improves functional capacity in heart failure patients, a blunted heart rate (HR) response remains after treatment.
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Minithoracotomy as the primary alternative for left ventricular lead implantation during cardiac resynchronization therapy: Can the cardiac surgeon reduce the number of nonresponders [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2017 Introduction/Objective. Numerous anomalies of the cardiac venous system prevent the optimal endovascular implantation of the left ventricular (LV) lead in more than 15% of patients with indication for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT).
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Serial GLS assessments over time in patients with preserved ejection fraction undergoing permanent cardiac pacemaker placement [PDF]
EuropaceKuan-Meng Soo +6 more
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Types of Complications and Associated Factors in Patients Undergoing Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implantation: A Systematic Review. [PDF]
J Multidiscip HealthcSugiharto F +8 more
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Effective and Safe Use of ECT in Patient with Pacemaker: A Case Report
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 2021 Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is known to be the most effective treatment for patients with depression with psychotic features who are hospitalized, have a severe course, and have high risk for suicide. There are a few cases in the literature regarding
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PLoS ONE, 2021 Background Lyme carditis, defined as direct infection of cardiac tissue by Borrelia bacteria, affects up to 10% of patients with Lyme disease. The most frequently reported clinical manifestation of Lyme carditis is cardiac conduction system disease.
Uwajachukwumma A. Uzomah +9 more
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Journal of Arrhythmia, 2015 We report on a 45-year-old female who developed cardiomyopathy due to incessant dual atrioventricular nodal nonreentrant tachycardia. Her condition was completely resolved by performing radiofrequency ablation of the slow pathway.
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