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6200845

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1984-5-24
pubmed:abstractText
Postoperative pulse width thresholds were measured at a constant of 5 volts in 140 patients. In 41 patients, transvenous atrial and/or ventricular leads were implanted at a median age of 13 years (3-78 yrs). Myo-epicardial leads were implanted in 99 patients at a median age of 8 3/4 years (1 wk to 76 yrs). The initial rapid rise of threshold was found to persist not longer than to the third follow-up period of 11 days to 5 weeks in all atrial and transvenous ventricular leads; in myo-epicardial ventricular leads it persisted until the period of more than 5 weeks to 6 months. During initial rise, pulse width threshold m + sem did not exceed 0.45 ms. We therefore suggest that a pulse width setting of 0.5 ms at 5 V is a safe setting for this period. In only one patient did a late rise of threshold occur. The comparison of pulse width thresholds of transvenous versus myo-epicardial leads showed lower mean values for transvenous atrial leads in each follow-up period, but the difference was not statistically significant. The pulse width thresholds of transvenous ventricular leads were significantly lower than those of myo-epicardial leads in some follow-up periods. We therefore conclude that transvenous leads have a slight advantage with regard to postoperative pulse width threshold.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0147-8389
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
203-14
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1984
pubmed:articleTitle
Long-term follow-up of pulse width threshold of transvenous and myo-epicardial leads.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't