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Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators

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The learning objectives for this chapter include (1) Understanding the basic functions of pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs); (2) Describing pacing modes; (3) Discussing magnet response to cardiac implantable electrical devices; and (4) Understanding manifestations of pacemaker malfunction.

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  1. Arrhythmia Service, Harvard School of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA

    Ciorsti J. MacIntyre

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  1. Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Linda S. Aglio

  2. Institute for Safety in Ofiice Based Systems, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

    Richard D. Urman

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MacIntyre, C.J. (2017). Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators. In: Aglio, L., Urman, R. (eds) Anesthesiology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50141-3_10

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