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The Use of the Implanted Pacemaker as an In Vivo Electrophysiology Laboratory
Author(s) -
FLETCHER ROSS D.,
WISH MARC,
COHEN ANDREW
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.193
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1540-8167
pISSN - 0892-1059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1987.tb01433.x
Subject(s) - electrophysiology , bradycardia , medicine , in vivo , pacemaker potential , electrophysiology study , cardiology , biology , atrial fibrillation , heart rate , blood pressure , catheter ablation , microbiology and biotechnology
A growing number of patients require invasive electrophysiological testing initially to evaluate a predisposition of symptomatic tachyarrhythmias. Once confirmed, periodic repeat testing is required to assess the status of the arrhythmia and the effectiveness of any therapeutic intervention. Many of these patients also have a single‐ or dual‐chamber pacemaker for bradycardia support. Beginning in 1980, these systems have been noninvasively coupled to a programmable stimulator enabling the already implanted system to serve as an in vivo electrophysiology laboratorry. This has precluded the need for repetitive invasive procedures and sometimes hospitalization. The experience with this technique is reviewed.