TY - JOUR
T1 - Importance and Long-Term Utility of a Multiparameter Programmable Pulse Generator
AU - O'KEEFE, JAMES H.
AU - HAYES, DAVID L.
AU - HOLMES, DAVID R.
AU - VLIETSTRA, RONALD E.
PY - 1984
Y1 - 1984
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0025-6196(12)61255-5
DO - 10.1016/S0025-6196(12)61255-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 6708600
AN - SCOPUS:0021341659
SN - 0025-6196
VL - 59
SP - 239
EP - 242
JO - Mayo Clinic proceedings
JF - Mayo Clinic proceedings
IS - 4
ER -