Meet the editor

Dr. Mart Min has been a professor and leading scientist at Thomas Johann Seebeck Department of Electronics, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia, since 1992. He received his PhD degree in Measurement Science from Kiev Polytechnic, Ukraine, in 1984. Between 1992 and 1993, he was with the Technical University and the Bundeswehr University in Munich, Germany. Between 2007 and 2010, Dr. Min worked at the Institute of Bio-

processing and Analytical Measurement Techniques, Germany. His interests include sensing and processing of biological signals and developing pacemakers for St. Jude Medical (USA). He has hundreds of publications and tens of patents in the field. Dr. Min is a senior member of the IEEE EMB Society. He retired from his professor emeritus position in 2017 but continues research in medical electronics.

**Preface III**

**Chapter 1 1**

**Chapter 2 9**

**Chapter 3 31**

**Chapter 4 47**

**Chapter 5 71**

*by Peter Magnusson, Magnus Samuelsson, Joseph V. Pergolizzi Jr, Hani Annabi* 

Introductory Chapter: From Basic Foundations to Future Developments

Clinical Indications for Therapeutic Cardiac Devices *by Ida Åberg, Gustav Mattsson and Peter Magnusson*

The Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator *by Peter Magnusson, Joseph V. Pergolizzi and Jo Ann LeQuang*

*by Peter Magnusson, Joseph V. Pergolizzi Jr and Jo Ann LeQuang*

Atrial Fibrillation and the Role of Thumb ECGs

*by Mart Min*

Contents

Leadless Pacemakers

*and Jo Ann LeQuang*

## Contents


Preface

Clinical usage of artificial pacing with the aid of implantable devices dates back to 1958, when battery-powered cardiac pacemakers became available. Modern implantable pacemakers are complex self-controlled electronic devices operating 10–12 years continuously without battery exchange. Although the design of devices is not a primary topic of this book, their development has been addressed through a historical overview from the late 1950s up until the variety of modern-day

Most attention is paid to the selection of pacing and monitoring devices for implementation in different medical situations. The discussion is oriented toward specifying the clinical indications for implanting the most appropriate cardiac

Indications for using the most appropriate models of cardiac pacemakers, cardiac resynchronization therapy devices, and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) are of interest, paying special attention to the leadless versions of the

devices. The contraindications of patients' different health conditions are taken into account carefully. Placing of leads and pacing electrodes has been treated soundly, but particular attention is paid to using leadless devices. For example, the subcutaneous ICD obviates the need for trouble-making transvenous leads and leadless pacemakers are entirely implantable into the right ventricle. Finally, applications of user-friendly wearable devices for the detection and analyses of atrial arrhythmia

The authors have derived useful information from both their own clinical practice and the experiences of their close colleagues. Practical knowledge and scientific basics related to pragmatic issues are the most valuable assets of this book.

**Mart Min**

Estonia

Tallinn University of Technology,

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