Hiroshima Journal of Medical Sciences Volume 35 Issue 1
published_at 1986-03

Pacemaker Inhibition During Cardioplegia in Open Heart Surgery

SHIMAMOTO Hiroyuki
MATSUURA Yuichiro
TAMURA Mutsuo
YAMASHINA Hideki
HIGO Masanori
FUJII Takanori
FUJII Hideaki
ISHIKAWA Yuichi
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Abstract
A 53-year-old patient underwent mitral valve replacement after implantation of permanent pacemaker. During cardioplegia in open heart surgery, we performed the inhibition of permanent pacemaker to obtain complete myocardial preservation and quiet heart, using stimulations of an external pulse generator.
This procedure is considered available, when the patient who has had a permanent pacemaker undergoes open heart surgery more safely.
Keywords
Pacemaker inhibition
Cardioplegia