Successful avoidance of superior vena cava injury during transvenous lead extraction using a tandem femoral-superior approach

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Entrapment of pacemaker lead by a large netlike Eustachian valve within the right atrium

Summary During pacemaker implantation in a patient with permanent atrial fibrillation, it remained impossible to advance a passive fixation lead with fins through the right atrium. However, a lead with a retractable screw easily passed the right atrium and was positioned in the right ventricle. Transesophageal echocardiography revealed an extensive net–like perforated Eustachian valve within the right atrium that had caused entrapment of the anchor fins during lead implantation. Remnants of embryonal structures within the right atrium should be considered a rare possible barrier during pacemaker implantation.     

儿童安装永久性心脏起搏器方法的临床探讨

目的总结儿童永久性心脏起搏器植入、随访和并发症处理的经验。方法(1)对III度房室传导阻滞儿童植入永久性心脏起搏器,术后1周,1、3、6、12个月及此后每年均进行随访,随访时行心电图、胸片、心脏超声心动图检查,并对起搏器参数和起搏阈值进行检测。(2)对随诊中出现的6例并发症(其中囊袋感染2例、固定胶套磨破皮肤感染2例、绝缘层破损1例、重度三尖瓣反流1例)分别进行处理。结果对27例植入永久性心脏起搏器的儿童进行7个月~8年随访,平均(5.2±1.5)年;其中6例并发症经处理后,感知和起搏功能良好,随访6个月~5年无异常。结论(1)儿童安装永久性心脏起搏器要严格掌握适应证,尽量采用生理性起搏;(2)心外膜手术创伤大,术后并发症少,适合超声心动图显示锁骨下静脉内径小于5 mm的患儿;(3)心内膜植入时要注意儿童的心脏结构和生长发育特点。     

Regulation of spontaneous activity and oscillatory spike firing in rat midbrain dopamine neurons recorded in vitro

Intracellular recordings were obtained from identified dopamine (DA) neurons in rat midbrain slices maintained in vitro. DA neuron membranes exhibited pronounced instantaneous and time-dependent anomalous rectification that showed evidence of maximal activation at average membrane potentials of -63 and -78 mV, respectively. Action potentials were followed by prominent afterhyperpolarizations (AHP) that consisted of two components. The fast component showed evidence of inactivation at -63 mV independent of the initial membrane potential, whereas the longer-duration, later component increased in amplitude at hyperpolarized potentials. Unlike DA neurons recorded in vivo, there was no evidence of spike frequency adaptation or summation of AHPs with prolonged depolarization-induced spike trains. Spontaneous spike discharge occurred via an endogenous pacemaker potential that was dependent on both TTX-sensitive and cobalt-sensitive processes. Hyperpolarizing prepulses could activate rebound pacemaker discharge, but this rebound activity was progressively blocked with larger-amplitude hyperpolarizing prepulses. DA neurons recorded in the anesthetized animal, freely moving animal, and in vitro preparations have been shown to exist in two states of activity: 1) spontaneously discharging action potentials or 2) hyperpolarized, quiescent, and nonfiring. Furthermore, although it is rare to find DA neurons in the untreated animal in transitional states of activity, quiescent neurons can be activated by stimuli that place a demand on the DA system. The evidence presented here is consistent with the hypothesis that the special combination of membrane properties of DA neurons contribute to the segregation of their activity into active or inactive states.     

Glued Carbon Fiber Electrodes for Diaphragm Pacing

Carbon fibers with fibrin glue were used as electrodes for diaphragm pacing. The electrodes were applied to three mongrel dogs and the effectiveness was tested. The carbon leads were glued to phrenic nerves by means of the fibrinogen and thrombin bilaterally. The tidal volumes and threshold current level for stimulation were measured at various time up to 9 weeks after implantation. Effective contraction of diaphragm were observed for 9 weeks. By using this electrode, the exfoliation of the nerve is not necessary, the nerve can be maintained in an intact state, and the risk of the implanting operation can be minimized.     

动态心电图对起搏器间歇性感知功能异常的诊断价值

目的 :探讨动态心电图检测对起搏器间歇性感知功能异常的诊断价值。方法 :采用MarquetteMars30 0 0动态心电图仪 ,对 36例 (4 9例次 )安装起搏器的患者进行随访 ,分析起搏、感知及与起搏器相关的心律失常。结果 :共检出起搏器间歇性感知功能异常 17例 (2 4例次 ) ,检出率为 4 7.2 % ,有 5例 (7例次 )合并两项感知异常。所有感知异常除 1例在常规心电图中检出外 ,其余 16例只在动态心电图中发现。检出与起搏器相关的心律失常 12例。根据动态心电图结果进行相应临床处理后 ,部分起搏器的感知功能异常消失。结论 :起搏器的感知功能异常多为间歇性的 ,动态心电图对间歇性感知异常的检出率较高 ,应是起搏器随访不可或缺的手段。     

Salvage of an extruded pacemaker using a greater omentum flap -a case report

The extrusion of a pacemaker, due to infectious or mechanical problems, is a condition that usually requires the removal of the device and implantation of a new pacemaker. A case is presented in which an extruded pacemaker was successfully salvaged using the greater omentum as a wrap-around pedicled flap. The current protocol for salvaging exposed pacemakers at the authors' center is described.     

起搏器更换时原起搏电极导线参数及更换指标分析

目的:分析74例更换起搏器时电极导线的各项参数的变化并探讨导线更换指标。方法:本组年龄12~87(62.8±18.4)岁,其中病窦综合征45例,房室传导阻滞29例,均为单腔VVI起搏。结果:至测量时原心室起搏电极导线的埋置时间60~148(97.4±22.8)月,首次埋置时起搏阈值为(0.48±0.24)V,更换时为(1.29±0.64)V(P(0.01),增加0.81V,增幅为168%,首次植入时R波幅为(7.8±3.6)mV,更换时为(5.9±3.4)mV(P(0.05)。植入时电极导线阻抗为(664±122)Ω,更换时阻抗为(726±148)Ω,增幅9.3%(P(0.05)。7例因起搏阈值大于2.0 V或阻抗大于1 250Ω而重新植入电极导线。原电极导线使用率为90.5%。结论:埋置起搏电极导线8~9年后,90.5%原电极导线仍在可使用的范围内,能否支持到再次更换需进一步随访。