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Chest, Vol 92, 1112-1113, Copyright © 1987 by American College of Chest Physicians

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Benefit of the steroid electrode

M Kriwisky, J Goldstein and MS Gotsman
Department of Cardiology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.

A permanent pacemaker was implanted in an 80-year-old patient with complete heart block. The electrode had to be changed six times (endocardial, five and epicardial, one) due to a progressive rise in threshold with recurrent exit block. A porous, steroid eluting, endocardial electrode was implanted and has given 27 months of excellent service. This lead may be ideal for patients who have a progressive increase in threshold after repeated electrode implantation.




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