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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, V. Ilankumaran, N.Srinivasa Rao   +2 more
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Leadless Cardiac Pacemakers: Current status of a modern approach in pacing

Hellenic Journal of Cardiology, 2017
Since the first transvenous pacemaker implantation, which took place 50 years ago, important progress has been achieved in pacing technology. Consequently, at present, more than 700,000 pacemakers are implanted annually worldwide.
Skevos Sideris, Stefanos Archontakis, Polychronis Dilaveris, Konstantinos A. Gatzoulis, Konstantinos Trachanas, Ilias Sotiropoulos, Petros Arsenos, Dimitrios Tousoulis, Ioannis Kallikazaros   +8 more
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Implantable Cardiac Pacemakers – 50 Years from the First Implantation [PDF]

Zdravniški Vestnik, 2010
Background:There are over 4 million people around the world living with implanted cardiac devices. Modern pacemakers are small and light medical devices, which are implanted under local anaesthesia and provide therapy for a broad range of cardiac ...
Ratko Magjarević, Božidar Ferek-Petrić   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

A miniaturized endocardial electromagnetic energy harvester for leadless cardiac pacemakers. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2020
Life expectancy of contemporary cardiac pacemakers is limited due to the use of an internal primary battery. Repeated device replacement interventions are necessary, which leads to an elevated risk for patients and an increase of health care costs.
Franzina N, Zurbuchen A, Zumbrunnen A, Niederhauser T, Reichlin T, Burger J, Haeberlin A.   +6 more
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MRI-conditional pacemakers: current perspectives

Medical Devices: Evidence and Research, 2014
António M Ferreira,1,2 Francisco Costa,2 António Tralhão,2 Hugo Marques,3 Nuno Cardim,1 Pedro Adragão1,2 1Cardiology Department, Hospital da Luz, 2Cardiology Department, Hospital Santa Cruz- CHLO, 3Radiology Department ...
Ferreira AM, Costa F, Tralhão A, Marques H, Cardim N, Adragão P   +5 more
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Irradiation treatment of laryngeal cancer in a patient with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) [PDF]

, 2007
Background: Due to an aging population the incidence of both cardiac and tumor-related illnesses is increasing. A problem may arise if radiotherapy is necessary in close anatomic proximity to an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD).
Schaffer, Pamela Manuela, Krimmel, Klaus, Sepe, Susanna, Schaffer, Moshe   +3 more
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Investigation into the effect of transcranial direct current stimulation on cardiac pacemakers

Brain Stimulation, 2020
Background: Studies investigating the therapeutic applications of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in the treatment of age-related neurodegenerative disease have been promising.
Carlos Roncero, Vartan Mardigyan, Erik Service, Julia Singerman, Kayla Chennelle Whittaker, Michal Friedman, Howard Chertkow   +6 more
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Sex‐Based Differences in Selected Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Use: A 10‐Year Statewide Patient Cohort

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2022
Background Cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) include pacemakers, cardioverter defibrillators, and resynchronization therapy. This study aimed to assess CIED implantation and outcomes by sex and indication.
Kasun De Silva, Natasha Nassar, Tim Badgery‐Parker, Saurabh Kumar, Lee Taylor, Pramesh Kovoor, Sarah Zaman, Andrew Wilson, Clara K. Chow   +8 more
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Epithermal Neutron Beam Interference with Cardiac Pacemakers [PDF]

, 2010
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Pakarinen, S., T. Serén, S. Savolainen, Iivonen, P, P. Kotiluoto, H. Hyvönen, Kankaanranta, Leena, Kankaanranta, L., T. Seppälä, Kotiluoto, Petri, Savolainen, S., P. Iivonen, S. Pakarinen, Koivunoro, H., Tenhunen, Mikko, I. Auterinen, L. Kankaanranta, Savolainen, Sauli, Koivunoro, Hanna, Auterinen, Iiro, M. Tenhunen, Seren, Tom, Kotiluoto, Petri; id_orcid, Pakarinen, S, Tenhunen, M., H. Koivunoro, Seppälä, T., Hyvönen, Heini, Serén, T., Iivonen, P., Hyvönen, H.   +30 more
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Impaired cardiac autonomic nervous control after cardiac bypass surgery for congenital heart disease [PDF]

, 2009
We undertook a study to describe changes in heart rate variability (HRV) postoperatively in children undergoing cardiac bypass surgery for congenital heart disease (CHD).
McGlone, Laura, Financial Support Department of Cardiac Surgery and Cardiology, The Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill, Glasgow (Funder), Patel, Neil, Danton, Mark D., , Financial Support Department of Cardiac Surgery and Cardiology,, Young, David   +5 more
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