title: Temporary cardiac pacing using a new, steerable, balloon-tipped pacing catheter.
abstract: A new balloon-tipped, flow-directed, steerable pacing catheter for unipolar temporary ventricular pacing is presented. It was successfully and uneventfully tested in 25 patients with acute myocardial infarction in the coronary care unit. The main advantage of the new catheter is the ease with which a stable contact may be achieved between the pacing electrode and the endocardium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University of Athens Medical School, Greece.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stefanadis
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gavaliatsis
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stratos
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kallikazaros
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vasiliadis
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chatzigeorgiou
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Toutouzas
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000628:therapy*; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D011669:Pulmonary Wedge Pressure