Department of Cardiology, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Intern Med J. 2011 Dec;41(12):836-41. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2011.02556.x.
This paper documents the development of cardiac pacing in New Zealand in the early years following the first implant in 1961. This period covered the time of the early development and evolution of cardiac pacemakers. Pacemaker implantations were infrequent and high risk in desperately ill patients. Whilst lifesaving the pacemakers had poor longevity, were unreliable and required frequent revisions.
本文记录了 1961 年首例心脏起搏器植入后新西兰早期心脏起搏技术的发展历程。这一时期涵盖了心脏起搏器早期发展和演变的过程。起搏器植入在病危患者中非常罕见且风险高。虽然起搏器可以挽救生命,但它们的使用寿命短、不可靠,需要频繁地进行修正。