Leadless cardiac resynchronization therapy – an in-vivo proof-of-concept study of wireless pacemaker synchronization

Contemporary leadless pacemakers (PMs) only feature single-chamber ventricular pacing. However, the majority of patients requires dual-chamber pacing or cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). Several leadless PMs implanted in the same heart would make that possible if they are able to synchronize their activity in an efficient, safe and reliable way. Thus, a dedicated ultra-low-power wireless communication method for pacemaker synchronization is required.

Source: Heart Rhythm - January 10, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Lukas Bereuter, Thomas Niederhauser, Martin Kucera, Dominic Loosli, Immanuel Steib, Marcel Schildknecht, Adrian Zurbuchen, Fabian Noti, Hildegard Tanner, Tobias Reichlin, Andreas Haeberlin Source Type: research