title: Benefit of the steroid electrode.
abstract: A permanent pacemaker was implanted in an 80-year-old patient with complete heart block. The electrode had to be changed six times (endocardial, five and epicardial, one) due to a progressive rise in threshold with recurrent exit block. A porous, steroid eluting, endocardial electrode was implanted and has given 27 months of excellent service. This lead may be ideal for patients who have a progressive increase in threshold after repeated electrode implantation.
authors: Department of Cardiology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Kriwisky
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Goldstein
authors: M S
authors: MS
authors: Gotsman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006327:Heart Block / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial