Newest mini pacemakers suitable for more than 80 per cent of patients

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They provide a safe alternative, but the first generations were not suitable for all patients because dual chamber stimulation was not possible. lternatief. Howeber, this has now changed: Leuven cardiologists have for the first time implanted a new type of mini pacemaker that is applicable for almost anyone that needs a pacemaker. </em></p></div> <div class="toc hero__toc"> <div class="toc__title">Op deze pagina</div> <ul class="toc__list"> <li class="toc__item"> <svg class="toc__icon is-down" width="20" height="20" aria-hidden="true"> <use xlink:href="#arrow-right" /> </svg> <span class="toc__text"> <a class="toc__link" href="#dual-heart-chamber-stimulation">Dual heart chamber stimulation</a> </span> </li> <li class="toc__item"> <svg class="toc__icon is-down" width="20" height="20" aria-hidden="true"> <use xlink:href="#arrow-right" /> </svg> <span class="toc__text"> <a class="toc__link" href="#international-study-in-464-patients">International study in 464 patients</a> </span> </li> <li class="toc__item"> <svg class="toc__icon is-down" width="20" height="20" aria-hidden="true"> <use xlink:href="#arrow-right" /> </svg> <span class="toc__text"> <a class="toc__link" href="#more-about-wireless-mini-pacemakers">More about wireless mini pacemakers聽</a> </span> </li> <li class="toc__item"> <svg class="toc__icon is-down" width="20" height="20" aria-hidden="true"> <use xlink:href="#arrow-right" /> </svg> <span class="toc__text"> <a class="toc__link" href="#related">Related</a> </span> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="hero__media"> <figure class="media"> <div class="media__content"> <img class="media__img hero__media__img" src="https://wmimages.uzleuven.be/styles/57eef194148f5468c7316818506af58a703ab731/2024-12/pacemaker%20geblurde%20versie%20wim.jpg?style=W3sianBlZyI6eyJxdWFsaXR5Ijo3NX19LHsicmVzaXplIjp7ImZpdCI6Imluc2lkZSIsIndpZHRoIjoxMzIwLCJoZWlnaHQiOjgwMCwid2l0aG91dEVubGFyZ2VtZW50Ijp0cnVlfX1d&sign=a7c9ee290880809f6b22169dcc2b8761752456199339ac6407697ca3dc0f77e3" alt="" /> </div> </figure> </div> </header> <div class="l-content"> <article class="l-content__cbs has-sidebar"> <div class="cbs has-sidebar"> <div id="477d2fb3-a68f-4846-b01d-e9340b733b4a" class="block--text text"> <p>Every year doctors at UZ Leuven implant about 400 pacemakers in patients with too slow heart rhythms. The majority of which is given a conventional pacemaker that is implanted under the skin with electrical wires to the heart. About 20 per cent of patients are eligible for a wireless alternative of the first generation: a mini pacemaker that is inserted directly in the heart. The procedure is less invasive and the number of complications reduced by up to half. </p> </div> <div id="d19f2665-d0ba-4f32-84e5-527f28871bcb" class="block--text text"> <h2 id="dual-heart-chamber-stimulation">Dual heart chamber stimulation</h2><p>The first generations of wireless mini pacemakers can only stimulate one room of the heart, which is sufficient for arrhythmia. But for patients that require stimulation of the whole heart (upper and lower chamber), do not qualify. They are given a conventional pacemaker.</p><p>Recently a new system was developed, consisting of 2 separate mini pacemakers that communicate with each other and that can simulaneously stimulate both chamber and antechamber of the heart. As a result a lot more people qualify: more than 80 per cent of patients needing a pacemaker. </p> </div> <div id="49acef83-a531-4ea4-8a6e-f9c2ab8847b2" class="block--text text"> <h2 id="international-study-in-464-patients">International study in 464 patients</h2><p>Between 2022 and 2023, the manufacturer of the new type conducted a large clinical trial to test the efficacy and safety in the first 464 patients worldwide. As a European reference centre for wireless pacing, UZ Leuven was selected as the only Belgian hospital to participate in the trial. </p><p>Last week the first Belgian patient outside the study received the new type of wireless mini pacemaker in Leuven. The patient is doing well. </p> </div> <blockquote class="quote" id="the-new-generation-of-wireless-pacemakers-can-almost-completely-replace-conventional-pacemakers-and-become-standard-treatment-in-the-future-"> <div class="quote__content "> <svg class="quote__quotemark" width="50" height="36" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M10.976 13.09c6.034 0 10.926 5.13 10.926 11.455C21.902 30.872 17.01 36 10.976 36 4.94 36 .049 30.872.049 24.545L0 22.91C0 10.257 9.784 0 21.854 0v6.545c-4.17 0-8.09 1.703-11.038 4.793a16.413 16.413 0 0 0-1.553 1.893c.558-.092 1.13-.14 1.713-.14zm28.097 0C45.108 13.09 50 18.22 50 24.546 50 30.872 45.108 36 39.073 36c-6.034 0-10.927-5.128-10.927-11.455l-.048-1.636C28.098 10.257 37.882 0 49.95 0v6.545c-4.17 0-8.09 1.703-11.038 4.793a16.404 16.404 0 0 0-1.552 1.893c.558-.092 1.13-.14 1.712-.14z" fill="#007ACC" fill-rule="nonzero"/></svg> <div class="quote__text"> The new generation of wireless pacemakers can almost completely replace conventional pacemakers and become standard treatment in the future. </div> <img class="quote__img quote__img--no-crop" src="https://wmimages.uzleuven.be/styles/1d41396c1273794b4b4f4759cfde2dfc2f9128dd/2024-10/cg.jpeg?style=W3sianBlZyI6eyJxdWFsaXR5Ijo3NX19LHsicmVzaXplIjp7ImZpdCI6ImNvdmVyIiwid2lkdGgiOjI0MCwiaGVpZ2h0IjoyNDAsImdyYXZpdHkiOiJjZW50ZXIiLCJ3aXRob3V0RW5sYXJnZW1lbnQiOnRydWV9fV0=&sign=da7794a00e1dcbde1ff788cf4a98dfe57dd7be644f9e8bbfeb808ce1f39b7f48" /> <div class="quote__source">Prof. dr. Christophe Garweg</div> </div> </blockquote> <div id="26f7b3fe-abbc-4452-bbab-e36f4b493489" class="block--text text"> <p><strong>Prof. dr. Christophe Garweg</strong>, cardiologist at UZ Leuven: “The new system with dual chamber stimulation is an important breakthrough in this domain. The new generation of wireless pacemakers can almost completely replace conventional pacemakers and become the standard treatment of the future. As with the first wireless pacemakers we expect that in time these will also be reimbursed.”</p><h2 id="more-about-wireless-mini-pacemakers">More about wireless mini pacemakers </h2><p>The conduction leads of a conventional pacemaker sometimes cause complications, such as infections. This is why international researchers and companies have been working on the development of wireless alternatives for several years, consisting of mini pacemakers with a mini battery that are implanted directly in the heart. As a European reference centre for wireless pacing, UZ Leuven is closely involved in these innovations. Read an overview of our previous press releases:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.uzleuven.be/nl/nieuws/eerste-draadloze-minipacemaker">In 2015 Leuven cardiologists implanted the first wireless mini pacemaker (Micra) in Europe. </a></li><li><a href="https://www.uzleuven.be/nl/nieuws/tot-50-minder-complicaties-dankzij-minipacemaker">NAfter a 100 patients they could clearly demonstrate that complication rates were down by up to half. </a></li><li><a href="https://www.uzleuven.be/en/annual-reports/annual-report-2020/news/more-two-times-many-patients-qualify-wireless-minipacemaker">In 2020 they first used the next generation for which already twice as many patients qualified for.</a></li></ul> </div> <div id="749a0dde-2135-435f-9d6e-62a8954ad8ea" class="block--text text"> <p><em>The new type of wireless mini pacemaker with dual chamber stimulation was developed by the company Abbott, that also sponsored the clinical trial. The first implants at UZ Leuven both in and outside of a study, were performed by a team led by prof. dr. Christophe Garweg and prof. dr. Rik Willems.</em></p><p><a href="https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.124.069006" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Consult the study here</a></p> </div>  <div> <div class="js-gallery" data-gallery="{"id":68762,"type":"grid","isSlideShow":true,"isNumbered":false,"images":[{"preset":{"full":"https:\/\/wmimages.uzleuven.be\/styles\/ad83a1f4b8c889c7ae1bd9e9c7d6a7487bcae43d\/2024-10\/102621.jpg?style=W3sianBlZyI6eyJxdWFsaXR5Ijo3NX19LHsicmVzaXplIjp7ImZpdCI6Imluc2lkZSIsIndpZHRoIjoyMTAwLCJoZWlnaHQiOm51bGwsIndpdGhvdXRFbmxhcmdlbWVudCI6dHJ1ZX19LHsicmVzaXplIjp7ImZpdCI6Imluc2lkZSIsIndpZHRoIjpudWxsLCJoZWlnaHQiOjIxMDAsIndpdGhvdXRFbmxhcmdlbWVudCI6dHJ1ZX19XQ==&sign=6587d2433017896b27df782438d2bcb8ae17166baa48bf62aac4a74809f54e0d","thumbCropped":"https:\/\/wmimages.uzleuven.be\/styles\/b35f5bff107853bb7cc6794be08794acf6fe1b58\/2024-10\/102621.jpg?style=W3sianBlZyI6eyJxdWFsaXR5Ijo4NX19LHsicmVzaXplIjp7ImZpdCI6ImNvdmVyIiwid2lkdGgiOjY4MCwiaGVpZ2h0Ijo0NjAsImdyYXZpdHkiOiJjZW50ZXIiLCJ3aXRob3V0RW5sYXJnZW1lbnQiOmZhbHNlfX1d&sign=ff9f919b0743842f6b3045be0a9d6f65f6040eaf7d178e45dfcfc4b305707b1d","thumbSmall":"https:\/\/wmimages.uzleuven.be\/styles\/8346e25c401acf7acf748a5a087b2298b4036c72\/2024-10\/102621.jpg?style=W3sianBlZyI6eyJxdWFsaXR5Ijo3NX19LHsicmVzaXplIjp7ImZpdCI6Imluc2lkZSIsIndpZHRoIjo2NzUsImhlaWdodCI6bnVsbCwid2l0aG91dEVubGFyZ2VtZW50Ijp0cnVlfX0seyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiaW5zaWRlIiwid2lkdGgiOm51bGwsImhlaWdodCI6Njc1LCJ3aXRob3V0RW5sYXJnZW1lbnQiOnRydWV9fV0=&sign=d1d084e61f51cc99e64b5c9e52d69ec09e2b212f5653531cec735a3ed1377f01","thumbBig":"https:\/\/wmimages.uzleuven.be\/styles\/aeec3ee709ad4f07a93bf76f1e570d62a6cbae6d\/2024-10\/102621.jpg?style=W3sianBlZyI6eyJxdWFsaXR5Ijo3NX19LHsicmVzaXplIjp7ImZpdCI6Imluc2lkZSIsIndpZHRoIjoxMDUwLCJoZWlnaHQiOm51bGwsIndpdGhvdXRFbmxhcmdlbWVudCI6dHJ1ZX19LHsicmVzaXplIjp7ImZpdCI6Imluc2lkZSIsIndpZHRoIjpudWxsLCJoZWlnaHQiOjEwNTAsIndpdGhvdXRFbmxhcmdlbWVudCI6dHJ1ZX19XQ==&sign=adf910db9061e997ed12a437712067ad48a50dcfd08983ab4fad576336f7f3d5"},"caption":"","alt":null}]}" data-enlarge-disabled="false" data-i18n="{"next":"Next slide","previous":"Previous slide","viewFullscreen":"View full-screen","exitFullscreen":"Exit full-screen","photo":"photo","photos":"photos","startSlideshow":"Start slideshow"}" data-cols="2"></div> </div> <h2 class="heading-2" id="related">Related</h2> <div class="message is-accent is-link" href="/en/news/intensive-endurance-sports-cause-more-arteriosclerosis-moderate-exercise"> <div class="message__content"> <div class="message__meta meta">More about "Cardiovascular diseases"</div> <h3 class="message__title heading-3">Intensive endurance sports cause more arteriosclerosis than moderate exercise</h3> <div class="messsage__date meta">4 April 2023</div> <div class="message__text">Researchers from various Flemish hospitals examined the relation between endurance sports and arteriosclerosis of the heart. 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