Third Trimester Fetal Heart Rates in Antibody-Mediated Complete Heart Block Predict Need for Neonatal Pacemaker Placement
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DOI: 10.1007/s00246-021-02723-w
Abstract: Congenital complete heart block (CCHB) affects 1 in 20,000 newborns. This study evaluates fetal and neonatal risk factors predictive of neonatal pacemaker placement in antibody-mediated complete heart block. The Children’s Hospital Los Angeles institutional fetal,… read more here.
Keywords: heart rates; heart; neonatal pacemaker; pacemaker ... See more keywords
Leadless pacemaker placement in an 18-kilogram child: Procedural approach and technical considerations
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DOI: 10.1016/j.hrcr.2019.08.011
Abstract: Introduction Permanent cardiac pacing in pediatric patients can be challenging secondary to patient size and associated congenital cardiac anomalies. Leadless pacemakers were developed to avoid lead-related complications associated with transvenous and epicardial pacemaker systems, and… read more here.
Keywords: placement kilogram; pacemaker; approach; pacemaker placement ... See more keywords
Epicardial pacemaker placement is associated with low complication rate and improved quality of life in dogs.
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DOI: 10.2460/javma.24.04.0232
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To describe complications and outcomes in dogs undergoing epicardial pacemaker (EP) implantation, identify factors associated with survival, and investigate improvement in clinical signs and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) following surgery. ANIMALS 52 client-owned… read more here.
Keywords: pacemaker placement; pacemaker; placement; quality life ... See more keywords