Update on implantable pacemakers.

There are currently more than 3 million patients worldwide with implanted pacemakers, and indications for implants are expanding. Pacemakers today are smaller (23-30 g) and fashioned in a more physiologic shape so as to be less obtrusive. They are replete with sophisticated diagnostic and programmin...

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Publicado en:Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing Vol. 20; no. 4; pp. 261 - 271
Autores principales: Woodruff J, Prudente LA
Formato: CEU exam questions tracings Journal Article
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Jul/Aug2005
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          Prudente LA
        affil: Device Nurse, Electrophysiology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Va
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          Cardiac Pacing, Artificial
          Pacemaker, Artificial
          Education, Continuing (Credit)
          Electrocardiography
          Equipment Design
          Heart Block
          Pacemaker, Artificial Adverse Effects
          Pacemaker, Artificial Utilization
          Problem Solving
          QRS Complex
      ab: There are currently more than 3 million patients worldwide with implanted pacemakers, and indications for implants are expanding. Pacemakers today are smaller (23-30 g) and fashioned in a more physiologic shape so as to be less obtrusive. They are replete with sophisticated diagnostic and programming features that make troubleshooting of complicated arrhythmias easier. Advanced nurse clinicians need to have a basic understanding of pacemaker function, indications for implantation, an awareness of potential complications, and facility with basic troubleshooting. The purpose of this article is to describe the features of the pacemakers available today and approaches to troubleshooting these devices.
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