October 1, 1987Journal of Electrophysiology
The Use of the Implanted Pacemaker as an In Vivo Electrophysiology Laboratory
Why the study?
Does noninvasive coupling of implanted pacemakers to a programmable stimulator preclude the need for repetitive invasive procedures in patients with symptomatic tachyarrhythmias?
Population
Patients requiring invasive electrophysiological testing initially to evaluate a predisposition of…
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Implication
May reduce invasive procedures in select tachyarrhythmia patients; leaves open prospective validation of safety and efficacy.
Structured PICO
Does noninvasive coupling of implanted pacemakers to a programmable stimulator preclude the need for repetitive invasive procedures in patients with symptomatic tachyarrhythmias?
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Population
Patients requiring invasive electrophysiological testing initially to evaluate a predisposition of symptomatic tachyarrhythmias who also have a single- or dual-chamber pacemaker for bradycardia support
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Intervention
Noninvasive coupling of implanted pacemaker systems to a programmable stimulator
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Outcome
Preclusion of the need for repetitive invasive procedures and sometimes hospitalization
Implanted pacemakers can be noninvasively coupled to programmable stimulators to serve as an in vivo electrophysiology laboratory, avoiding repetitive invasive procedures.
Cite This Study
Fletcher et al. (1987) studied this question.