Study on model pacemakers and programes on model pacemakers treatment for patients with heart rythem disorder
- Author:
Nguyen Ngoc Tuoc
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Heart rythem disorder
- MeSH:
Arrhythmias, Cardiac;
Therapeutics;
Pacemaker, Artificial
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
2004;294(1):45-50
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
32 patients were studied on model pacemakers implantation as DDD, DDDR pacing, VVIR pacing and AICD (Automatic Implantable Cardioverter defibrillator), in which 23 cases (71.8%) with complete A-V block, 8 cases (25.0%) with Sick Sinus Syndrome and 1 (3.2%) case with Ventricular tachycardia. The implantation technique for all these patients were successfull: VVIR 24 cases (75.0%), DDD + VDD 4 cases (12.5%), DDDR 3 cases (9.4%) and ACID 1 case (3.2%). After implantation, there were 30/32 cases (93.8%) have controled on follow-up, in which 29/32 pacemaker (90.6%) were programed. Not any patients was died. This success improved quality of life for patients in Vietnam whose were suffer from serious arrhythmia heart diseases
