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Artificial cardiac pacemaker

Known as: heart pacer, Cardiac pacemakers, Artificial Pacemakers 
An electronic device that is implanted in the body to monitor heart rate and rhythm. It gives the heart electrical stimulation when it does not beat… 
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2002
Review
2002
Atrial fibrillation: current surgical options and their assessment.
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Prevalence and prognostic value of perfusion defects detected by stress technetium-99m sestamibi myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography in asymptomatic patients with diabetes…
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Autologous blood donations prior to elective cardiac surgery. Safety and effect on subsequent blood use.
Blood transfusions are frequently necessary for patients having open heart surgery. Although autologous blood is free of such… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Multiple vessel coronary angioplasty: classification, results, and patterns of restenosis in 494 consecutive patients.
We report the immediate results and 6 month follow-up data of 494 consecutive patients who underwent coronary angioplasty in two… 
Review
1985
Review
1985
Hemostasis Defects Associated with Cardiac Surgery, Prosthetic Devices, and Other Extracorporeal Circuits
This discussion has provided a review of the available literature regarding alterations of hemostasis associated with CPB surgery… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Ca2+ ions can affect intracellular pH in mammalian cardiac muscle
Although intracellular pH (pHi) has important effects on both the mechanical and electrical properties of cardiac muscle1–3, the… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Sudden cardiac death. I. A decade's experience with out-of-hospital resuscitation.
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Maximum Velocity as an Index of Contractility in Cardiac Muscle: A CRITICAL EVALUATION
The use of maximum velocity of shortening (Vmax) as an index of contractility has been based on the assumption that Vmax of… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
ATRIAL CONTRIBUTION TO CARDIAC OUTPUT IN COMPLETE HEART BLOCK.
Highly Cited
1964
Highly Cited
1964
HÆMODYNAMIC STUDIES IN PATIENTS WITH ARTIFICIAL PACEMAKERS
  • E. Sowton
  • British heart journal
  • 1964
  • Corpus ID: 10056285
The treatment of complete heart block by means of an artificial pacemaker is now well established, but there is still… 
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