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ECG Challenge: New Beats With a Pacemaker

A 78-year-old man with a history of heart failure presents for routine follow-up 1 week after insertion of a pacemaker. As part of the evaluation, a 12-lead ECG is obtained. The correct diagnosis is ...
Medscape

ECG Challenge: Possible Problems With a Pacemaker

A 76-year-old woman with known ischemic cardiomyopathy, a left ventricular ejection fraction of 25%, and a previously inserted pacemaker presents to her cardiologist concerned that there is a problem ...
TCTMD

Prophylactic Pacemakers After TAVI Provide Little Benefit: PROMOTE

Implanting a permanent pacemaker after TAVI for prophylactic reasons is not associated with better clinical outcomes when compared with patients with conduction disturbances and a clear indication for ...
TCTMD

Temporary Pacemaker After TAVI May Preclude Long-term Pacing

PARIS, France—In patients who develop conduction abnormalities in conjunction with TAVI, attaching a permanent pacemaker (PPM) outside the body for 1 month may be a temporary solution that enables ...