To Pace or not to Pace: Controversial Subjects in Cardiac Pacing

Front Matter....Pages I-XVIII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction....Pages 3-3
Opening Addresss....Pages 4-4
Official Opening....Pages 5-5
Front Matter....Pages 7-7
Introduction....Pages 9-10
The Normal Anatomy of the Sinus Node and its Pathology....Pages 11-15
Evaluation of the Cardiac Conduction System by his Bundle Recordings....Pages 16-32
Significance of his Bundle Recording in Bundle Branch Block....Pages 33-45
Satrap: A Computer Study of his Bundle Potentials Obtained by a Non-Invasive Method....Pages 46-48
A Technique for Non-Invasive His-Purkinje System (HPS) Recording....Pages 49-53
Discussion I. Conduction System....Pages 54-58
Front Matter....Pages 59-59
Cardiac Pacing in Sick Sinus Syndrome....Pages 61-72
Cardiac Pacing in Fascicular Block....Pages 73-77
Cardiac Pacing in Acute Myocardial Infarction....Pages 78-81
Prophylactic Preoperative Pacing....Pages 82-90
Cardiac Pacing in Open Heart Surgery....Pages 91-93
Discussion II. To Pace Or Not To Pace....Pages 94-101
Front Matter....Pages 103-103
Pacemaker Energy Sources, Old and New....Pages 105-108
The Saft Lithium — Silver Chromate Battery Performances of the LI 210 Type....Pages 109-115
The Lithium-Iodine Cell....Pages 116-121
The Lithium Pacemaker, a Four-Year Clinical Experience....Pages 122-125
Front Matter....Pages 103-103
New Pacemaker Devices from a Technical Point of View....Pages 126-130
New Pacemaker Circuitry from a Clinical Point of View....Pages 131-136
End-of-Life Indications for Lithium Pacemakers....Pages 137-142
Discussion III. Energy Sources And Electronic Circuit....Pages 143-147
Front Matter....Pages 149-149
Transmediastinal and Transthoracic Atrial Electrodes....Pages 151-155
The Use of Coronary Sinus Pacing....Pages 156-161
Permanent Atrial Electrodes with Special Consideration to Transvenous Endocardial Forms....Pages 162-174
Results of 57 Cases with MIP 2000 Endocardial Electrode, Compared with a Series of 1200 Endocardial Electrodes....Pages 177-184
Clinical Results with Intramural and Endocardial Electrodes Implanted for Over 8 Years....Pages 185-190
Long-Term Experience with an Endocardial Screw-in Electrode....Pages 191-195
Permanent Endocardial Pacing without Electrode Dislodgement?....Pages 196-197
Discussion IV. Stimulation Electrodes....Pages 198-205
Front Matter....Pages 207-207
The Pacemaker-Electrode Combination and its Relationship to Service Life....Pages 209-222
The Choice of the Pacemaker-Electrode Combination: Clinical Implications in Paroxysmal Arrhythmias....Pages 223-228
The Choice of the Electrode and Pacing Method for Emergency Cardiac Pacing....Pages 229-232
Front Matter....Pages 233-233
Round Table Discussion. The Choice of the Pacemaker-electrode Combination....Pages 235-249
Front Matter....Pages 251-251
The Cooperation in Management of Pacemaker Patients....Pages 253-258
The Teamwork in Pacemaker Implantation....Pages 259-262
Who Should Implant a Pacemaker System, Cardiologist or Surgeon?....Pages 263-270
The Surgeon, Who Selects and Implants?....Pages 271-275
Front Matter....Pages 251-251
Discussion VI. Pacemaker Implantation: Surgeon and/or Cardiologist....Pages 276-280
Front Matter....Pages 365-365
ECG Survey of Various Pacemaker Modes....Pages 283-288
Pacemaker Electrocardiography — The Importance of QRS and T Wave Configuration....Pages 289-294
Electrocardiographic Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction and Coronary Insufficiency in the Pacemaker Patient....Pages 295-301
The Irregular Pacemaker: Mechanisms and Clinical Significance....Pages 302-311
Complex Demand Pacemaker Arrhythmias: The Differential Diagnosis of Pacemaker Pauses....Pages 312-323
Electrocardiographic Patterns in Sick Sinus Syndrome....Pages 324-329
Discussion VII. Pacemaker Electrocardiography....Pages 330-332
Front Matter....Pages 333-333
Diagnostic Pacing in Tachycardia....Pages 335-338
Pacing in Supraventricular Tachycardia....Pages 339-343
Risks of Delayed Potentials in Pacemaker Patients Prone to Ventricular Tachycardia....Pages 344-354
A Special Approach in the Management of Re-Entry Tachycardias....Pages 355-358
Discussion VIII. Tachycardia and Pacing....Pages 359-364
Front Matter....Pages 365-365
Pacemaker Follow-Up Methods....Pages 367-371
Significance of Photoanalysis in a Pacemaker Surveillance System....Pages 372-374
Pacemaker Failure Detectable by Röntgen Analysis....Pages 375-380
Transtelephone Pacemaker Monitoring*....Pages 381-388
Pacemaker Follow-Up by a Self-Check System....Pages 389-393
Discussion IX. Follow-Up Methods....Pages 394-397
Front Matter....Pages 399-399
Computer Applications for the Control of Pacemaker Patients: Remarks and Personal Experience....Pages 401-405
Front Matter....Pages 399-399
Computer Storage of Pacemaker Data....Pages 406-409
Storage, Evaluation and Appucation of Data in a Pacemaker Cunic....Pages 410-420
Digital Computers in Pacemaker Analysis....Pages 421-428
The National Pacemaker Databank....Pages 429-438
Impulse Analyser-Computer Interface: A New Way to Store Pacemaker Data....Pages 439-443
The Significance in Quality Control of a Computer for Production- and Field-Data. Complete Traceability, Possible or Not?....Pages 444-446
Discussion X. Computer Application in Pacemaker Registration and Follow-Up....Pages 447-453
Front Matter....Pages 455-455
Round Table Discussion. The Pacemaker Cunic: Organization and Patient Load....Pages 457-474
Front Matter....Pages 475-475
Importance of Colloquium for the Clinician....Pages 477-478
Importance of Colloquium for Research and Development....Pages 479-479
Closure....Pages 480-481
Farewell....Pages 482-482
Back Matter....Pages 483-489