Acta medica Scandinavica. Supplementum
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Acta Med. Scand. Suppl. · Jan 1976
Experiences with a new myocardial electrode for permanent cardiac pacing.
The first experiences with a new myocardial sutureless screw-in electrode for cardiac pacing are reported. A brief description of the technique is given. The electrode can be inserted quickly and safely under direct vision through a small anterior thoracotomy using a special inserter tool. ⋯ We have observed defective or unstable pacing with endocardial electrode in a high proportion of patients in our series early after the implantation and even after many years of perfect pacing. When there are problems with an endocardial lead an epi- or myocardial electrode can be used. This paper reports experiences with a new sutureless myocardial electrode (Medtronic model 6917).
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Acta Med. Scand. Suppl. · Jan 1976
ReviewFeasibility of physical training after myocardial infarction and its effect on return to work, morbidity and mortality.
The purpose of this work on patients with myocardial infarction was to find out whether physical rehabilitation based on spontaneous home training can be carried out in practice, and whether such rehabilitation brings about favourable changes in the symptoms, clinical findings and metabolic risk factors. A further objective was to find out whether the physical condition of the patients is improved, and whether the rehabilitation has any effect on the prognosis and return to work. The training group consisted of 180 patients, 143 men and 37 women. ⋯ The trainers and controls did not differ significantly as regards recidivous infarctions and coronary deaths. It should be noted, however, that the differences in both recidivous morbidity and coronary mortality were always in the same direction: the trainers had lower values of recidivous morbidity and coronary mortality than the controls. Training may have had an effect on the prognosis.