Cor Vasa 2007, 49(1):35-36 | DOI: 10.33678/cor.2007.011

Cardiac pacing in some Prague-based hospitals in recent years

Jiří Spáčil^*, Jan Petrášek

III. interní klinika, Všeobecná fakultní nemocnice a 1. lékařská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy, Praha, Česká republika

Studies conducted in recent years have shown that double-chamber cardiac pacing, as compared with single-chamber cardiac pacing, in patients with sick sinus syndrome and major atrioventricular conduction disorders, does not decrease mortality or the incidence of cardiac insufficiency. The ratio of primary implantations of double-chamber and single-chamber pacemakers in large Prague-based hospitals in 2004 and 2005 varied over a big range of 3.4 to 0.2. The difference can hardly be solely explained by the specialization of centers. Implantation criteria should be revised and their implementation reviewed.

Keywords: Permanent single-chamber cardiac pacing; Permanent double-chamber cardiac pacing; Mortality

Published: January 1, 2007  Show citation