Echocardiography is a useful tool in cardiac pacing for identifying catheters, diagnosing complications like perforation or thrombosis, and assessing atrial function.
May guide periprocedural imaging in pacing; leaves open prospective validation of routine adoption.
The role of echocardiography in cardiac pacing is reviewed. We discuss its usefulness and limitations in the identification of pacing catheters, diagnosis of myocardial wall perforation, evaluation of catheter displacement/malposition, manipulation and positioning of catheters without recourse to fluoroscopy, identification of pacemaker induced thrombosis, diagnosis of venous anomalies and assessment of left atrial function in atrioventricular sequential (DVI) pacing. (PACE, Vol. 5, March‐April, 1962)
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