Early Failures of Permanently Implanted Transvenous Pacemaker Systems: Spontaneous Recovery of Sensing Function in Three of Twelve Cases

E. Goldberg, T. Edery, L. Delfin, M. Berger, M. Jelveh

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Abstract

An analysis of 12 early pacemaker failures in a series of 128 transvenous implants is reported. Spontaneous recovery, maintained during long‐term follow‐up of 3 patients with isolated transient sensing failure, suggested the possibility of a transient loss of sensing voltage amplitude, or slew rate (dv/dt), or both. Conservative management is frequently indicated in these cases. In 62 patients in whom a “tined” lead was used, there were no early pacemaker failures.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)258-264
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of the American Geriatrics Society
Volume28
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1980
Externally publishedYes

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