Cardiac Pacemakers

Publication date: July 2017 Source:Hospital Medicine Clinics, Volume 6, Issue 3 Author(s): Eleanor Paglia, Jill CarterTeaser In a community hospital, it is important to have a basic understanding of the indications for implantation of a permanent pacemaker. Pacemaker insertion in the setting of sinus node dysfunction requires both symptoms and irreversibility. The most recent guidelines were published in 2012. It is important that patients recognize the need for longitudinal care related to their pacemaker.
Source: Hospital Medicine Clinics - Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research