Temporary cardiac pacing via the oesophagus
Open Access
- 1 January 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Postgraduate Medical Journal
- Vol. 58 (675) , 45-46
- https://doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.58.675.45
Abstract
Two cases are reported in which temporary cardiac pacing was performed using an oesophageal electrode. The benefits and disadvantages of this technique are discussed.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
- Cardiac pacing from the esophagusThe American Journal of Cardiology, 1971
- Transesophageal cardiac pacingThe American Journal of Cardiology, 1969
- EFFECTS OF EXTERNAL ELECTRICAL PACEMAKER STIMULI ON THE HUMAN HEARTJournal of Thoracic Surgery, 1957