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 in:Thorax 1969-01, Vol.24 (1), p.74-77
Main Authors: Davies, J. G., Siddons, Harold
Format: Article
Language:English
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.
ISSN:0040-6376
1468-3296
DOI:10.1136/thx.24.1.74