| ARTIFICIAL CARDIAC PACEMAKERS. | |
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PMID: 14180543 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Nine patients with complete heart block and Stokes-Adams disease were treated with subcutaneously implanted, fixed-rate, artificial cardiac pacemakers. All of these patients were refractory to medical treatment and confined to bed by the frequency of their attacks. One patient died in uremia one month after operation; in the remaining eight, the implanted pacemakers are providing adequate stimulation at present. These patients are free of seizures and show an improvement in the amount of their physical activity. A fixed rate of 60 to 65 per minute was adequate in all cases. The results of our clinical experience with cardiac pacemakers is satisfactory, but the possibility of mechanical failure limits their use to situations in which the patient is incapacitated despite medical treatment. |
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Authors:
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J B BUTTIGLIERO; J C COLES; N F GERGELY |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Canadian Medical Association journal Volume: 91 ISSN: 0008-4409 ISO Abbreviation: Can Med Assoc J Publication Date: 1964 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1964-11-01 Completed Date: 1996-12-01 Revised Date: 2010-06-22 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0414110 Medline TA: Can Med Assoc J Country: CANADA |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 331-4 Citation Subset: OM |
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Adams-Stokes Syndrome* Geriatrics* Heart Arrest* Heart Block* Ischemic Attack, Transient* Pacemaker, Artificial* Pharmacology* Postoperative Complications* Seizures* Surgical Procedures, Operative* |
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