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Components of an artificial pacemaker. Pacemakers consist of an implantable pulse generator (IPG), which contains the electronics, a battery, and one or two leads. The pulse generator generates the electric current needed to stimulate the myocardium. The current is delivered to the myocardium via the leads, which are guided to the right atrial ...
In this rst part of. the 2-part review of cardiac pacing, we explore the state-of-the-art: the basics of pacing physiology, pacing modes and indications, periprocedural management, complications, basic troubleshooting, perioperative management for nonpacemaker procedures, and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) of patients with pacemakers.
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A Brief History of Cardiac Pacing. Cardiac pacing, electrical stimulation to modify or create cardiac mechanical activity, began in the 1930s with Hyman’s “artificial pacemaker” (his term), in which a hand crank created an electric current that drove a DC generator whose electrical impulses were directed to the patient’s right atrium through a needle electrode placed intercostally.
- Siva K. Mulpuru, Malini Madhavan, Christopher J. McLeod, Yong Mei Cha, Paul A. Friedman
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Functions of the pacemaker. The functions of a pacemaker depend on the software, hardware, and programming. The simplest pacemaker systems consist of a pulse generator and one lead, which is located either in the right atrium or the right ventricle. Such systems are referred to as single-chamber systems.
The pacemaker “listens” to the heart. When the heart’s own electrical system sends a signal and the heart beats, the pacemaker waits and does nothing. When the heart’s system misses a signal, the pacemaker sends a signal to replace it. These impulses are very tiny, and most people do not feel them at all.
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May 5, 2015 · Most pacemakers are demand pacemakers. This means that they only pace on demand (e.g. when the heart rate is less than 60). To achieve this, the pacemaker has two functions: pace or inhibit. Let’s take a pacemaker with a single ventricular lead and run through a cardiac cycle: A ventricular contraction is sensed by the pacemaker. This begins ...
Types of pacemakers are designated by 3 to 5 letters (see table Pacemaker Codes), representing which cardiac chambers are paced, which chambers are sensed, how the pacemaker responds to a sensed event (inhibits or triggers pacing), whether it can increase heart rate during exercise (rate-modulating), and whether pacing is multisite (in both atri...
