Giant endocarditis vegetation on a pace-maker lead

An unusual complication of a ventricular pace maker electrode.

A challenging lead endocarditis.

Pacemaker/implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) lead endocarditis remains a challenging diagnosis in cardiology. Several parameters can be involved in the clinical path leading to the definite diagnosis. Clinical appearance and physical findings, together with transoesophageal echocardiography and serum levels of inflammatory parameters, are necessary in the workup towards the diagnosis....

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...

A Consolidated Review on Embedded Micro-Controllers for Pace Maker Applications

This review paper is based on the real world applications of various microcontrollers in the field of pacemakers. The study conducted is based on various factors such as cost, power consumption, power saving, reliability, efficiency etc. These features differentiate each microcontroller from the other. The goal of this study is to study each microcontroller that are being employed in the field ...

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...