RT Book, Section
A1 Littwin, Sanford M.
A2 Atchabahian, Arthur
A2 Gupta, Ruchir
SR Print(0)
ID 57260498
T1 Chapter 18. Pacemakers
T2 The Anesthesia Guide
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-176049-2
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57260498
RD 2024/04/19
AB In  the  United  States  >500,000  pacemakers  are  implanted  each  year,  with  more  than  6  million  patients  today  having  a  pulse  generator  deviceAlmost  100%  of  pacemakers  are  placed  for  a  specific  disease  process  rather  than  prophylacticallyMost  patients  have  concomitant  diseases:  HTN,  CAD,  DM,  pulmonary  disease