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ArticleJACC. Basic to translational science2018

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

Lukas Bereuter, Mirco Gysin, Thomas Kueffer, Martin Kucera, Thomas Niederhauser, Jürg Fuhrer, Paul Heinisch, Adrian Zurbuchen, Dominik Obrist, Hildegard Tanner and 1 more

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Article in JACC. Basic to translational science, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Remote monitoring of leadless pacemakers using a novel conductive telemetry communication method.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2026
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  5. Leadless pacing: a comprehensive review.European heart journal · 2025
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  8. Leadless Cardiac Pacing: New Horizons.Cardiology and therapy · 2023
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  11. Conduction System Pacing Today and Tomorrow.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022
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  13. Innovations in Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices.Cardiovascular drugs and therapy · 2022
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  15. The wireless pacemaker is on again; from electro-stimulation to synchronization.European heart journal supplements : journal of the European Society of Cardiology · 2021
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  18. Leadless Pacemakers: Recent and Future Developments.Current treatment options in cardiovascular medicine · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Lukas BereuterDepartment of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Mirco GysinARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Thomas KuefferDepartment of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Martin KuceraInstitute for Human Centered Engineering, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Biel, Switzerland.
Thomas NiederhauserInstitute for Human Centered Engineering, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Biel, Switzerland.
Jürg FuhrerDepartment of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Paul HeinischDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Adrian ZurbuchenElectrical Engineering and Computer Science Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Dominik ObristARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Hildegard TannerDepartment of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Andreas HaeberlinDepartment of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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.

Indexed as

AV, atrioventricularECG, electrocardiogramintrabody communicationleadless dual-chamber pacingleadless pacemakerlow powerLV, left ventriclePM, pacemakerRA, right atriumRV, right ventriclewireless communication

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PMID30623141
PMCPMC6314974

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