Steroid-Eluting and Fractally Coated Electrodes in Children with High Pacing Thresholds
| Autor: | Frank Birkenhauer, Anil-Martin Sinha, Christoph Stellbrink, O.-A. Breithardt, Schauerte P, Vazquez-Jimenez Jf |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
| Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
medicine.medical_specialty Ddd pacemaker business.industry Cardiac Pacing Artificial Equipment Design Dexamethasone Electrodes Implanted Cardiac surgery Heart Block Child Preschool Internal medicine Retreatment cardiovascular system medicine Cardiology Humans Female Surgery Coated electrodes Child Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Glucocorticoids |
| Zdroj: | The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon. 50:247-249 |
| ISSN: | 1439-1902 0171-6425 |
| DOI: | 10.1055/s-2002-33093 |
| Popis: | High pacing thresholds in epicardially implanted leads are a frequent issue in children after cardiac surgery. In 2 infants, repeated revisions of non-steroid-eluting leads were necessary. To avoid further frequent replacements, two epicardial ventricular leads, one steroid-eluting and an additional fractally coated electrode as a pacing "backup" were connected to the atrial and ventricular outlet of a DDD pacemaker, allowing a comparison between two both electrodes. Showing no differences in long-term measurements, both electrodes seem to provide a comparably high level of safety. |
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