BACKGROUND Venous obstruction and subsequent pulmonary embolism belong to the most common and dangerous complications of pacemaker implantation. Thus, identification of patients at risk of venous obstruction seems to be of critical importance. AIM To determine risk factors of venous obstruction following pacemaker implantation. METHODS Eighty one patients with permanent cardiac pacing (31 F...

Nikola RADOVANOVIĆ Pacemaker Center Clinical Center of Serbia Dr Koste Todorovića 8 11000 Belgrade Serbia [email protected] SUMMARY Introduction Vasovagal syncope is the most common type of reflex syncope. Efficacy of cardiac pacing in this indication has not been the subject of many studies and pacemaker therapy in patients with vasovagal syncope is still controversial. Objective This study ...

The number of children suffering from congenital or acquired rhythm disorders, and therefore being pacemaker dependent, is very small. This is one of the reasons why a special hardware has never been developed for this cohort. Pacemaker implantation into children does not differ substantially from operations in adults. But there are several important points which have to be fulfilled in these s...

Approximately 180000 patients undergo pacemaker implantation in the U.S each year [1]. In addition, the extreme elderly are the most rapidly growing segment of the U.S. [2,3] and pacemakers are commonly implanted in this population. There are reports of pacemaker implant complications (generally clinical trials reporting outcomes and incident complication rates) and fewer reports of complicatio...

Failure of a unipolar pacemaker system due to subcutaneous emphysema is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication after implantation. We report on a pacemaker dysfunction observed three days after implantation in a 91-year-old patient following development of marked subcutaneous emphysema. Function was immediately restored following application of pressure bandages and the condition ...

INTRODUCTION A permanent pacemaker is frequently needed after transcatheter aortic valve implantation, but the available data are mainly on the CoreValve system. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the need for new permanent pacemaker after implantation of the Edwards Sapien device, as well as related factors. METHODS We included the first 100 patients treated with the Edwards Sapien device at our instit...

Patients with heart failure may benefit from implantation of a biventricular pacemaker. This article discusses the indications for biventricular pacemaker implantation and the assessment of patients with biventricular pacemakers. Biventricular pacemakers require more assessments than do traditional single- or dual-chamber pacemakers.

AIMS To evaluate the complication rate differences between elderly and younger patients who receive a permanent pacemaker implantation. METHODS We reviewed all cases admitted to our institution between January 2008 and June 2009 with symptomatic bradyarrhythmia for whom a permanent pacemaker was implanted. Beginning in June 2009, we prospectively collected data from all patients with the same...

The prevalence of degenerative valvular diseases such as aortic stenosis has continued to rise due to an increase in the aging population globally [1, 2]. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has emerged to the forefront of severe aortic stenosis treatment, starting with high-risk surgical patients [1, 2]. The minimally invasive approach of TAVI, as established from the promising resu...

Pacemakers may cause undesirable complications during and after implantation. Complications associated with the implantation procedure are uncommon, but include bleeding, infection, or collapsed lung. Generally, each of these problems can be treated quite effectively. Though rare, pacemaker problems can occur long after the implantation procedure. These "late" complications include generator fa...