Management of severe hypotension in a dog undergoing transvenous pacemaker implantation following acepromazine and subsequent terbutaline administration

Subclavian Vein Stenosis/Occlusion Following Transvenous Cardiac Pacemaker and Defibrillator Implantation: Incidence, Pathophysiology and Current Management

Device for implantation of long-term transvenous cardiac pacemaker electrodes.

General anaesthesia is usually recommended for the most painful part of long-term transvenous pacemaker implantation, viz., the pulling subcutaneously of the end of the electrode from the neck incision to the site of pacemaker implantaition. The ability to perform this step, and therefore the whole procedure, under local anaesthesia is an advantage. We descrilbe a simple, inexpensive device whi...

A Case of Transvenous Pacemaker Implantation in a 10-year-old Patient

OBJECTIVE The aim of this report was to discuss the type, timing, and surgical techniques of permanent pacemaker implantation in a juvenile patient. PATIENTS A 17-year-old girl with Down syndrome and congenital heart defects comprised of ventricular septal defects (VSD) and patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) suffered from postoperative complete atrioventricular block (AVB) when she was 7 months o...

Efficacy and safety of non-permanent transvenous pacemaker implantation in an intensive care unit

Objective: To analyze the clinical indications for use, morbidity and mortality associated with a non-permanent transvenous pacemaker. Design: Prospective and observational study. Setting: Cardiac intensive care unit. Method: One hundred and eighty-two patients with non-permanent pacemakers implanted consecutively over a period of four years. Data collected: Main variables of interest were demo...

A Potential Complication of Transvenous Pacemaker Electrodes

Pervenous endocardial pacing using a self-contained, totally implantable system was popularized in this country by Chardack’ in 1965 and subsequently has become the established mode of permanent pacing. Although this intervention may be lifesaving, it is not without risk. Occlusion of major vessels incited by the presence ofa pacing electrode is an extremely rare occurrence. We describe four pa...