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Importance and Long-Term Utility of a Multiparameter Programmable Pulse Generator

1984; Elsevier BV; Volume: 59; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0025-6196(12)61255-5

1942-5546

James H. O’Keefe, David L. Hayes, David R. Holmes, Ronald E. Vlietstra,

ECG Monitoring and Analysis

Almost all pacemakers currently implanted in patients in the United States are now capable of some degree of noninvasive programmability. Although programmability seems to be a very useful feature and allows flexibility in the patient's pacemaker system, the use of programmability in the late follow-up period has not been well substantiated. We compare the use of programmability in the early and late postoperative periods in 100 consecutive patients who received a multiparameter programmable pulse generator. Programmability is definitely a desirable feature, particularly for alterations in rate, pulse width, and sensitivity.