Management of Spinal Cord Stimulators in Patients with Cardiac Pacemakers

1 May 1990

journal article
case report
Published by Wiley in Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Vol. 13 (5), 574-577
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-8159.1990.tb02070.x

Abstract

We report a case of spinal cord stimulation (neurostimulation) as treatment for angina pectoris pain in a patient with a demand pacemaker. The precautions to avoid inhibition of the demand pacemaker by the neurostimulator are discussed.

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