Indications for a permanent pacemaker
Possible indications for a permanent pacemaker include:
- a second degree block of Mobitz type II, or a third degree block
- if the patient has symptomatic bradycardias eg sick sinus syndrome
Permanent pacemakers have been used for persistent bifascicular block following a myocardial infarction, but this is controversial.
Sometimes pacemakers may have a role in the suppression of resistant tachyarrhythmias.
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