to maintain satisfactory cardiac output until a temporary transvenous electrode has been inserted.

Permanent epicardial pacing leads can be implanted surgically and tunneled to the pulse generator pocket. These leads are either passively touching the heart and sewn in place, or have a screw mechanism to actively fix to the heart.

Transvenous pacing (temporary)

Transvenous pacing, when used for temporary pacing, is an alternative to transcutaneous pacing. A pacemaker wire is placed into a vein, under sterile conditions,

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