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Beeinflußt die Thermotherapie der Prostatahypertrophie die Schrittmacherfunktion?

Does thermotherapy of prostatic hypertrophy interfere with pacemaker function? — First results of a pilot-study

Erste Ergebnisse einer Pilotstudie

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Bei 8 Patienten mit implantiertem Schrittmacher (3 unipolare, 5 bipolare Systeme) wurde das Risiko einer Beeinflussung der regulären Schrittmacherfunktion durch Thermotherapie bei einer Frequenz von 434 MHz und einer maximalen Leistung von 110 Watt untersucht. Das Ergebnis unserer Studie zeigt, daß bei Patienten mit implantiertem Schrittmacher die Thermotherapie zur Behandlung der benignen Prostatahypertrophie ohne Risiko einer Schrittmacherfunktionsstörung angewendet werden kann.

Summary

In 8 patients with implanted pacemaker (3 unipolar, 5 bipolar systems) the risk of interference of a regular pacemaker function and an energy source with a capacity of 110 Watt and a frequency of 434 MHz was investigated. The results show that thermotherapy in patients with prostatic hypertrophy can be used without the risk of interference with regular pacemaker function.

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  1. Medizinische Abteilung mit Kardiologie, Wilhelminenspital der Stadt Wien, Montleartstraße 37, 1171, Wien, Österreich

    G. Jakl, M. Nürnberg & K. Steinbach

  2. Urologische Abteilung, Wilhelminenspital der Stadt Wien, Montleartstraße 37, 1171, Wien, Österreich

    G. Theyer & O. Zechner

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Jakl, G., Nürnberg, M., Steinbach, K. et al. Beeinflußt die Thermotherapie der Prostatahypertrophie die Schrittmacherfunktion?. Herzschr Elektrophys 8, 68–71 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03042480

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