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To Pace or not to Pace

Controversial Subjects in Cardiac Pacing

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Editors:
  1. Hilbert J. Th. Thalen

    1. Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, Groningen, The Netherlands

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  2. J. Warren Harthorne

    1. Cardiac Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA

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Table of contents (72 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVIII
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  2. Opening

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

      • A. J. Blankestijn
      Pages 3-3
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    3. Opening Addresss

      • J. N. Homan Vander Heide
      Pages 4-4
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    4. Official Opening

      • H. Denolin
      Pages 5-5
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  3. Conduction System

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7
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    2. Introduction

      • Salomao Sequerra Amram
      Pages 9-10
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    3. The Normal Anatomy of the Sinus Node and its Pathology

      • J.Cl. Demoulin, H.E. Kulbertus
      Pages 11-15
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    4. Evaluation of the Cardiac Conduction System by his Bundle Recordings

      • Onkar S. Narula
      Pages 16-32
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    5. Significance of his Bundle Recording in Bundle Branch Block

      • Ludger Seipel, Gunter Breithardt, Horst Kuhn
      Pages 33-45
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    6. Satrap: A Computer Study of his Bundle Potentials Obtained by a Non-Invasive Method

      • G. Fontaine, F. Gallais-Hamonno, R. Frank, Y. Grosgogeat
      Pages 46-48
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    7. A Technique for Non-Invasive His-Purkinje System (HPS) Recording

      • J. K. Cywinski, J. R. Mniece, G. J. Ledee, J. Ruskin
      Pages 49-53
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    8. Discussion I. Conduction System

      • S. Sequerra Amram
      Pages 54-58
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  4. To Pace or not to Pace

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 59-59
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    2. Cardiac Pacing in Sick Sinus Syndrome

      • Hilbert J. Th. Thalen
      Pages 61-72
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    3. Cardiac Pacing in Fascicular Block

      • Mariusz J. Stopczyk
      Pages 73-77
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    4. Cardiac Pacing in Acute Myocardial Infarction

      • J.P. Van Durme
      Pages 78-81
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    5. Prophylactic Preoperative Pacing

      • F.A. Pirzada, K. Venkataraman, J.E. Madias, W.B. Hood Jr.
      Pages 82-90
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    6. Cardiac Pacing in Open Heart Surgery

      • G. Rábago, J. Fraile, N.G. De Vega, T. Moreno
      Pages 91-93
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    7. Discussion II. To Pace Or Not To Pace

      • J.N. Homan Vander Heide
      Pages 94-101
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About this book

The increasing number of pacemaker patients correlates with the number of pacemaker meetings that attract physicians and medical engineers entering this expanding branch of medicine. The Pacemaker Colloquium organised in Brussels April 21st and 22nd 1977 was such a meeting. It was different from previous meetings as it had no surveys or summaries on patient series but instead it focused on controversial subjects that have emerged from pacing in the past and on new developments for the future. Besides controversial papers on indications for temporary and long-term pacing, new technical developments were presented in Brussels, where for the first time the important lithium battery manufacturers demonstrated their data. The surveys on electrodes, especially the fixation mechanisms and the atrial electrodes, initiated an animated discussion. This all converged in a Round Table on the choice of the electrode-pacemaker combination. Pacemaker electrocar­ diography and the application of cardiac stimulation in various types oftachyar­ rhythmias formed two clinically oriented sessions. Mter a survey ofthe various follow-up systems a series of presentations deals for the first time with the possibilities and difficulties of the application of com­ puters in cardiac pacing. A Round Table on the organisation of the Pacemaker clinic closed this friendly and animated meeting. It is our sincere hope that the publication of the presented papers and dis­ cussions in these Proceedings will help all those active in cardiac pacing to answer some of their problems and to improve the treatment of pacemaker patients.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Hilbert J. Th. Thalen

  • Cardiac Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA

    J. Warren Harthorne

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: To Pace or not to Pace

  • Book Subtitle: Controversial Subjects in Cardiac Pacing

  • Editors: Hilbert J. Th. Thalen, J. Warren Harthorne

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9723-3

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers bv, The Hague 1978

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-247-2070-5Due: 30 November 1978

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-009-9725-7Published: 25 February 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-9723-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 480

  • Topics: Cardiology

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