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Pacing Leads

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The cardiac pacemaker lead is a relatively fragile cable of insulated conductor wire implanted into the hostile environment of the human body. Its function is to interface the power source and sophisticated electronics of the pulse generator with the heart. The pacemaker lead plays a critical role in delivering both the output pulse from the pulse generator to the myocardium and the intracardiac electrogram from the myocardium to the sensing circuit of the pulse generator.

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    Harry G. Mond MD, FRACP

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    Fred M. Kusumoto MD

  2. University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Nora F. Goldschlager MD

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Mond, H.G. (2008). Pacing Leads. In: Kusumoto, F.M., Goldschlager, N.F. (eds) Cardiac Pacing for the Clinician. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-72763-9_1

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