Pace-Maker

This study was carried out by means of a 21-question questionnaire to be completed by MARs MRARs and TSARs over a 3-month period in hospitals and clinics.we note that in our population TSARs predominate over MARs and MRARs with a predominance of women and that the majority are the result of recent training. Responses to the indications for temporary and definitive PM were close to 80% with almost 90% of responses concerning the definition. 29% opted for the magnet as a precautionary measure while MRI obtained 77.4% of responses concerning contraindications. For the cause of malfunction the majority chose CT. As for the VVV mode this was over-chosen despite being an incorrect response and 15% of responses were incorrect for interactions between ICD and PM. For the precautions for use 50% chose the wrong answers.concerning the effects of the magnet the expected answer was to stop tachycardia mediated by a PM but only 5% of the answers were correct.60% of the answers were correct for the causes of ICD malfunction and more than 75% answered the difference between PM and ICD.