Electricity 101

Anode

positive electrode
Cathode

negative charged electrode
Unipolar Pacing
- Pacemaker is the anode
- large antenna
Bipolar Pacing
- Both electrodes in heart
- small antenna
Capacitor

stores electrical charge
Ohm's Law

V=I * R

voltage= current/resistance

hose analogy
why is lead impedance important?

measure integrity of lead
Insulation Break?

Current escaping ....lead impedance down
Lead Fracture

Lead impendance goes up

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Electricity 101

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cardiac

Updated

2013-10-02T01:10:10Z