192 Complications and late results of 100 pace maker implanted cases

An unusual complication of a ventricular pace maker electrode.

The pace Maker of the Cardiac Ganglion of Limulus .polyphemus

The ganglion on the dorsal surface of the heart of Limulus polyphemus originates the impulses which cause the contractions of the cardiac muscle (1). In large specimens the portion of the dorsal nerve cord which contains the ganglion cells may be 10 or even 12 cm. in length and one naturally wonders where in the extent of this long structure the impulse actually arises. Does it arise in a speci...

determination of learning needs of patients with pace maker

a field study was made to investigate the learning needs of patients with pacemaker in shahid rajaii heart hospital's out-patient clinic (1994). a total of 60 patients with pacemaker were selected sequentially from the total population that had a pacemaker and attended the out-patient clinic in shahid rajaii hospital. the subjects met the criteria for participating in this study. the tool ...

Pace Maker Implantation for Elderly Individuals Over 90 Years Old

OBJECTIVE The aim of this report was to discuss validity of pacemaker surgery for elderly individuals over 90 years old. PATIENT We operated on 12 individuals over 90 years old who had syncope or congestive heart failure in association with bradycardia, between January 2005 and November 2012. METHODS All 12 patients were referred to us by the cardiology department of our hospital for pacema...

Transanal endoscopic microsurgery: indications and results after 100 cases.

OBJECTIVE Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM), a minimally invasive technique has been employed in the excision of benign and well-selected malignant rectal tumours since June 1998. We present a prospective descriptive study and analyse the currently accepted indications. PATIENTS AND METHODS Over a 4-year period 100 patients underwent TEM for treatment of rectal tumours located between 4...