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Modification of Myocardial Test Probe for Epicardial Pacemaker Insertion
Author(s) -
SNOW NORMAN
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1980.tb05571.x
Subject(s) - medicine , stylet , cardiology , surgery
Modification of the myocardial test probe has proven voluable in reducing the danger of myocardial laceration and has improved the reliability of epicardial threshold measurements during epicordial pacemaker insertion. Angulation of the stylet to 30° and 60° allows application of the probe at an angle perpendicular to the epicardial surface of the heart, thus reducing readoul variotion and epicardiaJ trauma.