and to determine whether permanent cardiac pacemakers may be beneficial in the treatment of myotonic dystrophy heart disease. Background: Myotonic dystrophy affects the cardiac conduction system.

The experts have teamed up with the team in the UPTH led by Emmanuel Edafe, cardiovascular interventionist, to set up a pace-making unit that inserts a pacemaker in the skin to help an ailing heart.

The Identity pacemaker models 5370 and 5376 feature AF management, a suite of therapeutic and diagnostic capabilities designed to manage pacemaker patients suffering from AF. This tool kit includes: ...

Neurophysiological principles of DBS Traditionally ... in DBS equipment is at a level comparable to that of early cardiac pacemakers, and although some stimulation parameters can be altered ...

the implanted cardiac devices. Magnetic interference was observed in all patients. The frequency of interference ranged from 57% (name tag) to 99% (12-mm sphere). Pacemakers were affected at ...

The Accent MRI pacemaker, with the Tendril MRI lead, is an MRI conditional system, offering safe performance of a full-body MRI scan on the patient using a 1.5 T (Tesla) field-strength MRI scanner.

There is a remarkable remnant of primitive fibres persisting at the sino-auricular junction in all mammalian hearts. These fibres are in close connection with the vagus and sympathetic nerves, and ...

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) looms as a major public heart challenge with increasing prevalence due to an ageing population. Diagnosis can be challenging due to non-specific ...

Our editors also may be in touch with follow-up questions. An elevated heart rate as a result of physical activity, such as going for a run, is common, but what should your heart rate look like at ...

Uncompensated Heart Failure. Third degree (complete) atrioventricular block without pacemaker. Recent embolism. Severe musculoskeletal conditions ... The physiotherapist will discuss the principles of ...

Jan. 30, 2025 — People who regularly floss their teeth (one or more times per week) may lower their risk of stroke caused by a blood clot traveling from the heart and a stroke associated with an ...

For example, the complication rate is three times higher for replacement of cardiac pacemakers than for original device placement (Deharo and Djiane ... However, there is no barrier in principle to ...