Leadless Pacemaker: A Pacemaker Revolution or a Simply New Alternative Solution?

A review concerning leadless pacemaker (LPM) performance and complications is presented by Justin Z. Lee et al. in the current issue of the journal [1]. This is of particular interest given the recent published studies and registries in this field and the ongoing discussion in the EP community [2 –6]. So far, permanent endovenous cardiac pacing was the main effective treatment for symptomatic bradycardia, yet the conventional transvenous pacemaker (PM) used to achieve it carries complications associated with its pacing lead and pocket [7,8].
Source: Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Editorial commentary Source Type: research