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Shaare Zedek Medical Center Pioneers New Pacemaker Implantation Technique
Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem has performed four successful pacemaker implantations using a new technique designed to improve atrial electrical coordination and reduce heart rhythm disturbances. The procedure, new to Israel, places an electrode in "Bachmann's bundle" for better signal synchronization.
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- 01Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem performed four successful pacemaker implantations using a new technique.
- 02The advanced procedure aims to improve electrical coordination between the heart's atria.
- 03This technique places an electrode in "Bachmann's bundle" for better signal synchronization.
- 04The method is expected to reduce atrial arrhythmias and heart failure symptoms.
- 05The procedures were performed by a team led by Professor Michael Glikson.
This advancement aims to decrease arrhythmias and heart failure symptoms, with suitability assessed per patient.
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