MVP Mode reduced right ventricular pacing to 0.5% (median) when patients with persistent 2nd and 3rd degree AV block were excluded.

Lead II is frequently unrepresentative of QRS configurations, especially for arrhythmias. Here, there is atrial bigeminy due to premature atrial complexes. Although the last QRS in lead II is ...

Christensen, Clayton M. "We've Got Rhythm! Medtronic Corp.'s Cardiac Pacemaker Business (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 698-056, March 1998.

Resetting of a cardiac rhythm can be easily understood if one compares what is seen in the electrocardiogram (ECG) of a patient with a ventricular pacemaker after a ventricular premature ...

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If an impulse is detected, this signifies that the AV node conducted the signal correctly to the rest of the heart, and the ...

which signifies first-degree atrioventricular block, has been found to increase the risk of developing atrial fibrillation, the need for a pacemaker, and premature death. This finding indicates ...

It is connected to the heart by thin, insulated wires called leads. The pacemaker constantly monitors the heart's rhythm. If ...

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