Abstract
Traditional transvenous cardiac pacemakers have pitfalls due to lead- and device pocket-related complications. Leadless pacemakers were developed and introduced into clinical practice to overcome the shortcomings of traditional transvenous pacemakers. In this review, we provide a description of leadless pacemaker devices, and summarize existing data on device performance. We also describe associated complications during implantation procedure as well as during the follow-up period. Although current generation devices are limited to single-chamber pacing, future generation devices are expected to progress to multi-chamber multi-component pacing systems, and eventually to battery-less devices.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 130-141 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Trends in cardiovascular medicine |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2018 |
Keywords
- Cardiac pacing
- Leadless pacing
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine