297 Antimicrobial prophylaxis before defibrillator and pace-maker implantation : a retrospective study

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...

An unusual complication of a ventricular pace maker electrode.

Value of The Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator (WCD) as a Bridging-Therapy before Implantation of a Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD).

Wearable cardioverter defibrillators (WCD), initially available in 2002, have recently experienced more routine use in many institutions as a means of preventing sudden cardiac death (SCD) prior to implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) evaluation or implantation. WCD differ from ICD by their noninvasive nature, making them well suited for patient populations who have a chance for signifi...

A Study on Performance and Safety Tests of Defibrillator Equipment

Introduction: Nowadays, more than 10,000 different types of medical devices can be found in hospitals. This way, medical electrical equipment is being employed in a wide variety of fields in medical sciences with different physiological effects and measurements. Hospitals and medical centers must ensure that their critical medical devices are safe, accurate, reliable and operational at the requ...

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...