title: [Development of a physiological pacing concept at the 2d Surgical Department of the University of Vienna].
abstract: With the transvenous approach of atrial leads in 1978 a progressive physiological pacing concept was developed at the Second Surgical Department of the University of Vienna. Using multiprogrammable fully-automatic double-chamber pacers and the technology of biological sensors, the most suitable treatment for any individual patient can be chosen. Our recommendations are DDD stimulation for complete AV block and rate-responsive pacing of the atrium or the ventricle for the Sick-Sinus-Syndrome or atrial fibrillation, respectively. Second choices for AV block are rate-responsive single-chamber pacemakers or simple programmable pacemakers generally.
authors.affiliation: II. Chirurgische Universitätsklinik, Wien.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Laczkovics
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Holzinger
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Laufer
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohner
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000628:therapy; D006327:Heart Block / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D012804:Sick Sinus Syndrome / Q000628:therapy
vernacular_title: Entwicklung eines physiologischen Schrittmacherkonzeptes an der II. Chirurgischen Universitätsklinik, Wien.