1. Steroid-Eluting and Fractally Coated Electrodes in Children with High Pacing Thresholds
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Frank Birkenhauer, Anil-Martin Sinha, Christoph Stellbrink, O.-A. Breithardt, Schauerte P, and Vazquez-Jimenez Jf
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Ddd pacemaker ,business.industry ,Cardiac Pacing, Artificial ,Equipment Design ,Dexamethasone ,Electrodes, Implanted ,Cardiac surgery ,Heart Block ,Child, Preschool ,Internal medicine ,Retreatment ,cardiovascular system ,medicine ,Cardiology ,Humans ,Female ,Surgery ,Coated electrodes ,Child ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Glucocorticoids - Abstract
High pacing thresholds in epicardially implanted leads are a frequent issue in children after cardiac surgery. In 2 infants, repeated revisions of non-steroid-eluting leads were necessary. To avoid further frequent replacements, two epicardial ventricular leads, one steroid-eluting and an additional fractally coated electrode as a pacing "backup" were connected to the atrial and ventricular outlet of a DDD pacemaker, allowing a comparison between two both electrodes. Showing no differences in long-term measurements, both electrodes seem to provide a comparably high level of safety.
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- 2002
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