The detection of impending failure in implanted pacemakers

As implantable pacemakers last a variable time, it is desirable to be able to foretell when each individual pacemaker is nearing the end of its life. A test which detects a number of different impending electronic failures including battery depletion is described. The test requires only standard lab...

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Published inThorax Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 74 - 77
Main Authors Davies, J. G., Siddons, Harold
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Thoracic Society 01.01.1969
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
Subjects
Electronics, Medical
Humans
Pacemaker, Artificial
Pulse
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Summary:As implantable pacemakers last a variable time, it is desirable to be able to foretell when each individual pacemaker is nearing the end of its life. A test which detects a number of different impending electronic failures including battery depletion is described. The test requires only standard laboratory equipment and has been used for four years as a three-monthly procedure in an out-patient clinic. In 17 of 19 consecutive patients the test has enabled a change of pacemaker to be carried out electively. rather than after an arbitrary period or as an emergency when pacing has failed.
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ISSN:0040-6376
1468-3296
DOI:10.1136/thx.24.1.74