Leadless Dual-Chamber Pacing: A Novel Communication Method for Wireless Pacemaker Synchronization.
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Leadless Dual-Chamber Pacing: A Novel Communication Method for Wireless Pacemaker Synchronization.

  • Bereuter L Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
  • Gysin M ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
  • Kueffer T Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
  • Kucera M Institute for Human Centered Engineering, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Biel, Switzerland.
  • Niederhauser T Institute for Human Centered Engineering, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Biel, Switzerland.
  • Fuhrer J Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
  • Heinisch P Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
  • Zurbuchen A Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
  • Obrist D ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
  • Tanner H Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
  • Haeberlin A Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
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  • 2019-01-10
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  • JACC. Basic to translational science. - 2018
English Contemporary leadless pacemakers only feature single-chamber pacing capability. This study presents a prototype of a leadless dual-chamber pacemaker. Highly energy-efficient intrabody communication was implemented for wireless pacemaker synchronization. Optimal communication parameters were obtained by in vivo and ex vivo measurements in the heart and blood. The prototype successfully performed dual-chamber pacing in vivo. The presented wireless communication method may in the future also enable leadless cardiac resynchronization therapy.
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