TY - JOUR
T1 - Dual chamber pacemaker implants - A new opportunity in pakistan for children with congenital and acquired complete heart block
AU - Ashfaq, Awais
AU - Khan, Mansoor Ahmed
AU - Atiq, Mehnaz
AU - Amanullah, Muhammad Muneer
PY - 2011/4
Y1 - 2011/4
N2 - Implantation of cardiac pacemakers has been practiced for at least five decades with continuous developments of the hardware. The invention of dual chamber pacemakers has initiated a debate concerning its superiority over single chamber ventricular pacemakers. Throughout the world, surgeons have been using dual chambered permanent pacemakers with successful follow ups. However, Pakistan has not yet taken the advantage of such pacemaker devices till now. We report three cases that underwent a dual chamber permanent pacemaker implantation for the first time in children less than 8 kg with successful follow ups.
AB - Implantation of cardiac pacemakers has been practiced for at least five decades with continuous developments of the hardware. The invention of dual chamber pacemakers has initiated a debate concerning its superiority over single chamber ventricular pacemakers. Throughout the world, surgeons have been using dual chambered permanent pacemakers with successful follow ups. However, Pakistan has not yet taken the advantage of such pacemaker devices till now. We report three cases that underwent a dual chamber permanent pacemaker implantation for the first time in children less than 8 kg with successful follow ups.
KW - Congenital heart block
KW - Dual chamber pacemaker implants
KW - Permanent pacemakers
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79952766185&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Article
C2 - 21465994
AN - SCOPUS:79952766185
SN - 0030-9982
VL - 61
SP - 421
EP - 423
JO - JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
JF - JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
IS - 4
ER -