An update on cardiac implantable electronic devices for the general physician
Cardiac electronic device implantation is a common and important intervention for patients with tachy-and bradyarrhythmia. An increasing number of patients are receiving more complex devices such as cardiac resynchronisation therapy or devices with a defibrillation function. Over the last 5 years, t...
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Published in | The Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Vol. 48; no. 2; pp. 141 - 147 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Scotland
01.06.2018
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Summary: | Cardiac electronic device implantation is a common and important intervention for patients with tachy-and bradyarrhythmia. An increasing number of patients are receiving more complex devices such as cardiac resynchronisation therapy or devices with a defibrillation function. Over the last 5 years, two new models of cardiac device have emerged, subcutaneous defibrillators and leadless pacemakers. With an ageing population and data demonstrating 2000 per 100,000 of the population aged over 75 years have a cardiac device, it is essential that the general physician remains updated on the common pacemaker indications and available therapies. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 1478-2715 2042-8189 |
DOI: | 10.4997/JRCPE.2018.208 |