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Early Failures of Permanently Implanted Transvenous Pacemaker Systems: Spontaneous Recovery of Sensing Function in Three of Twelve Cases
Author(s) -
Goldberg E.,
Edery T.,
Delfin L.,
Berger M.,
Jelveh M.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1980.tb00531.x
Subject(s) - medicine , transient (computer programming) , cardiology , artificial cardiac pacemaker , surgery , computer science , operating system
An analysis of 12 early pacemaker failures in a series of 128 transvenous implants is reported. Spontaneous recovery, maintained during long‐term follow‐up of 3 patients with isolated transient sensing failure, suggested the possibility of a transient loss of sensing voltage amplitude, or slew rate (dv/dt), or both. Conservative management is frequently indicated in these cases. In 62 patients in whom a “tined” lead was used, there were no early pacemaker failures.