First, I saw a procedure done by two surgeons. They placed a micra pacemaker and then performed an ablation. Next we saw a link procedure. In this a small device records the heart rhythms for up to three years. This was done because the patient had a stroke and they didn’t know why. After this, we saw a pace maker replacement. The battery had died after 10 years, so they left the leads in and changed the device. Then we saw a procedure where the doctor wanted to put the leads in the atrium and the his bundle; however, he could not, so the leads were placed in the normal position. Lastly, we saw a procedure to determine if a patient needed bypass or a stent. The patient had a clogged artery that could not be safely solved with a stent and will need bypass surgery.
No pictures could be obtained for today due to privacy violations; therefore, above is a picture of fluoro with contrast to show a blocked artery.