Pulse generators and pacing mode
| Group A | Group B | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endocardial (n=10) | Epicardial (n=14) | Endocardial (n=61) | Epicardial (n=10) | |
| CPI, Cardiac Pacemakers Inc, St Paul, Minnesota, USA; Medtronic, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Pacesetter, Sylmar, California, USA. | ||||
| Generator (company) | ||||
| Gem II (Medtronic) | – | – | 1 | – |
| Kappa (Medtronic) | – | 1 | 24 | |
| Legend (Medtronic) | – | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Thera (Medtronic) | 10 | 10 | 15 | 5 |
| Affinity (Pacesetter) | – | – | 7 | – |
| Synchrony (Pacesetter) | – | – | 6 | – |
| Trilogy (Pacesetter) | – | – | 2 | – |
| Paragon (Pacesetter) | – | – | 3 | – |
| Delta (CPI) | – | – | 2 | – |
| Pacing mode | ||||
| DDD | 5 (50%) | 5 (36%) | 53 (86%) | 9 (90%) |
| VVI | 5 (50%) | 9 (64%) | 3 (5%) | 1 (10%) |
| AAI | – | – | 3 (5%) | – |
| VDD | – | – | 1 (2%) | – |
| Cardioverter | – | – | 1 (2%) | – |