Pacing and Sensing of Human Heart for over 31 Years with the Same Apparatus (Generator and Lead)

Pacing and Sensing of Human Heart for over 31 Years with the Same Apparatus (Generator and Lead)

Several patients receive a permanent pacemaker in a relatively young age, with multiple subsequent reoperations for pacemaker replacement. Pulse generator replacement is an invasive procedure, associated with the risk of various complications, mainly infection and skin erosion. A case of an extremel...

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Main Authors: Evangelos Papasteriadis, Panagiotis Margos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Cardiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/796954
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spelling doaj-140a2f6d11f8458d868b40e56b5d8ae22020-11-25T00:24:03ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Cardiology2090-64042090-64122015-01-01201510.1155/2015/796954796954Pacing and Sensing of Human Heart for over 31 Years with the Same Apparatus (Generator and Lead)Evangelos Papasteriadis0Panagiotis Margos11st Cardiology Department, General Hospital of Nikea, 18454 Piraeus, Greece1st Cardiology Department, General Hospital of Nikea, 18454 Piraeus, GreeceSeveral patients receive a permanent pacemaker in a relatively young age, with multiple subsequent reoperations for pacemaker replacement. Pulse generator replacement is an invasive procedure, associated with the risk of various complications, mainly infection and skin erosion. A case of an extremely long-lasting pacemaker with a totally uneventful longevity period over 31 years is presented. The explanation for this quite rare pacemaker longevity (possibly unique) is analyzed and discussed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/796954
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Pacing and Sensing of Human Heart for over 31 Years with the Same Apparatus (Generator and Lead)
Case Reports in Cardiology
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Panagiotis Margos
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title Pacing and Sensing of Human Heart for over 31 Years with the Same Apparatus (Generator and Lead)
title_short Pacing and Sensing of Human Heart for over 31 Years with the Same Apparatus (Generator and Lead)
title_full Pacing and Sensing of Human Heart for over 31 Years with the Same Apparatus (Generator and Lead)
title_fullStr Pacing and Sensing of Human Heart for over 31 Years with the Same Apparatus (Generator and Lead)
title_full_unstemmed Pacing and Sensing of Human Heart for over 31 Years with the Same Apparatus (Generator and Lead)
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publisher Hindawi Limited
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2090-6412
publishDate 2015-01-01
description Several patients receive a permanent pacemaker in a relatively young age, with multiple subsequent reoperations for pacemaker replacement. Pulse generator replacement is an invasive procedure, associated with the risk of various complications, mainly infection and skin erosion. A case of an extremely long-lasting pacemaker with a totally uneventful longevity period over 31 years is presented. The explanation for this quite rare pacemaker longevity (possibly unique) is analyzed and discussed.
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