Publisher's Synopsis
Dramatic evolution in performance and sophistication of cardiac pacing systems in the last five years dictated the need for a 2nd European Conference on Pacemaker Leads. New methodologies in arrhythmia diagnosis and treatment have been consolidated. The increased sophistication of both generators and leads and the extreme reduction of generator and battery sizes mean that fixation and low-energy electrodes continue to develop. New ideas and preliminary experiences with endocardial cardioverter/defribrillator leads, ablation and mapping catheters were presented with concentration on single lead VDD pacing and electrodes for low-energy pacing. The lectures and contributed papers are of an extremely high scientific content. Innovative proposals and preliminary experiences presented in this volume contribute to the improvement of lead technology and design for special applications, and it is believed that major efforts should be devoted to permanent pacing leads as a component of the pacing system "one for a lifetime".
