Biventricular cardiac pacemaker

Case contributed by Jeremy Jones
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Chest pain and palpatations

Patient Data

Age: 75 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

Biventricular cardiac pacemaker

Case Discussion

This patient has a biventricular cardiac pacemaker which is inserted in patients with heart failure for its ability to help resynchronise the heart (especially in patients with left bundle branch block).

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