[Strategies for the avoidance and treatment of complications during pacemaker implantation].

Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Elektrophysiologie, Lazarettstr. 36, 80636 München, Germany.

Herzschrittmacherther Elektrophysiol. 2007 Dec;18(4):234-42. doi: 10.1007/s00399-007-0586-5.

The implantation of a pacemaker is the therapy of choice for symptomatic bradyarrhythmias. The perioperative complication rate is low. This article gives an overview on possible complications, their avoidance and treatment.