[Significance of risk factors of functional disorders of pacemakers (author's transl)]. / Die Bedeutung von Risikofaktoren in der Herzschrittmacher-Uberwachung

In spite of increasing reliability of pacemakers and expensive electronic monitoring systems unforeseen disorders of the regular stimulation of the heart cannot be prevented with certainty. Criteria are given by which the individual risk of the carrier of a pacemaker can be determined, so that the degree of danger can be foreseen. Individual methods of monitoring and in particular checking intervals adapted to the risk are suggested.

[The diagnostic value of the intraatrial ECG to recognize digitalis induced atrial arrhythmias (author's transl)]. / Die Wertigkeit des intraatrialen Ekg zur Erkennung digitalisinduzierter Vorhofdysrhythmie

A case is reported in which a Digoxin intoxication led to irregularities in atrial rhythm. This case, which was diagnosed by an intraatrial cardiogram, shows the usefulness of this method which is easy to practise and leads to special therapeutic aid.