DocumentCode
595616
Title
Leadless pacing: Addressing barriers for bradycardia therapy in India
Author
Patil, K. ; Radhakrishnan, Rathnakumar
Author_Institution
Medtronic Inc., Minneapolis, MN, USA
fYear
2013
fDate
16-18 Jan. 2013
Firstpage
295
Lastpage
297
Abstract
Pacemaker technology has improved tremendously in the last 50 years, and is now the established global standard-of-care for patients suffering from bradycardia (slow heart beats). However, various structural, clinical and cultural barriers prevent the widespread adoption of pacemakers in emerging markets such as India. This paper analyzes these barriers and discusses the concept of leadless pacing as a means to overcome them in an Indian context.
Keywords
pacemakers; India; bradycardia therapy; heart beat; leadless pacing; pacemaker technology; Heart; Hospitals; Implants; Lead; Pacemakers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Point-of-Care Healthcare Technologies (PHT), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location
Bangalore
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-2765-7
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4673-2766-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PHT.2013.6461343
Filename
6461343
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