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Implantable Pacemakers for Management of Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmias: Current Status

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Medical and Surgical Management of Tachyarrhythmias

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The permanent, implanted cardiac pacemaker has become a widely used, generally accepted therapy since its first clinical application in 1959. Initially, indications for use were very narrow, intended for ventricular stimulation in cases of complete atrioventricular block with Adams- Stokes seizures. In the intervening years, indications have broadened to the point where an estimated 220,000 devices worldwide were implanted in 1978. Of these, the vast majority were applied primarily for the management of bradyarrhythmias. As a fuller understanding of the potential capabilities of pacing systems emerged and as technological maturation occurred, a relatively small number of systems were adapted for use in the management of tachyarrhythmias.

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  1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Duesseldorf Heart Centre, University of Duesseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, D-4000, Duesseldorf, Germany

    Wolfgang Bircks M. D. (Professor of Surgery) & Hagen D. Schulte M. D. (Associate Professor of Surgery) (Professor of Surgery) &  (Associate Professor of Surgery)

  2. Department of Cardiology, Duesseldorf Heart Centre, University of Duesseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, D-4000, Duesseldorf, Germany

    Franz Loogen M. D. (Professor of Medicine) & Ludger Seipel M. D. (Associate Professor of Medicine) (Professor of Medicine) &  (Associate Professor of Medicine)

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Citron, P., Duffin, E. (1980). Implantable Pacemakers for Management of Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmias: Current Status. In: Bircks, W., Loogen, F., Schulte, H.D., Seipel, L. (eds) Medical and Surgical Management of Tachyarrhythmias. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67597-3_7

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