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Use of a programmable, ‘physiological’ cardiac pacemaker in a dog with total atrioventricular block (with some comments on complications associated with cardiac pacemakers)
Author(s) -
DARKE P. G. G.,
BEEN M.,
MARKS A.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1985.tb02203.x
Subject(s) - medicine , atrioventricular block , sedation , cardiac pacing , cardiology , heart block , ventricular pacing , cardiac pacemaker , anesthesia , electrocardiography , heart failure
A collie‐cross dog with syncopal attacks associated with total atrioventricular heart block was successfully fitted with a programmable, ‘physiological’ pacemaker, employing atrial sensing and ventricular pacing leads. Transvenous placement of leads under sedation and local analgesia, followed by temporary pacing, then general anaesthesia for the fitting of a permanent pacemaker, offers advantages over epicardial pacing. The use of a ‘tined’ ventricular lead appears to reduce the risk of lead displacement.