Harish Manyam, MD, chief of cardiology at Erlanger and Chair of Medicine for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine – Chattanooga, completed Tennessee’s first atrial leadless pacemaker implantation Wednesday.
Officials said, "Erlanger is the first hospital in Tennessee to use the world’s first dual chamber leadless pacemaker system. Through new implant-to-implant technology, this pacemaker overcomes engineering challenges by offering beat-to-beat communication between the two leadless pacemakers in both chambers of the heart.
"Nearly 80 percent of people who receive a pacemaker need a dual chamber option to pace both chambers of the heart. Before ... (click for more)