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Clinical Complications Due to Pacemaker System Failures and their Management

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Engineering in Medicine

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Patients with bradyarrhythmias have had a much improved prognosis since the introduction of electrical stimulation of the heart. However, because many problems occur related to the use of pacemaker therapy, the results of pacing depend heavily on the general condition of the patient, his cardiac status, and the quality of follow-up. Early diagnosis and treatment of complications and pacing failures by consistent and thorough follow-up are among the main factors for successful, long-term results(11,13).

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  1. Zentralinstitut für Biomedizinische Technik der Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen/Nürnberg, 852, Erlangen, Germany, Turnstr. 5

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  2. Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center, 111 East 210th Street, Bronx, N.Y., 10467, USA

    Seymour Furman M.D.

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Kalmar, P. et al. (1975). Clinical Complications Due to Pacemaker System Failures and their Management. In: Schaldach, M., Furman, S. (eds) Engineering in Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66187-7_11

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