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Rhythm surgery and other operations on heart and pericardium: Implantation of a heart pacemaker, defibrillator and event recorder: System for non-invasive monitoring of rejection responses after heart transplantation

A special device was implanted in your donor heart.

The heart pumps blood through the body. Inside the heart are 4 chambers. There are 2 heart atria and 2 ventricles. Both heart atria and both ventricles are separated from each other by a partition. The electrical currents flow through the heart. The heart's electrical activity causes the heart muscle to contract. It begins at a site in your right atrium. Initially the electrical activity spreads to both atria. The electrical activity then flows on via a sort of cable to the ventricles.

The special device for the donor heart is usually implanted in a housing under the skin. The device is connected to the cardiac muscle via one or more leads. At the end of these cables are sensors. These leads can detect the heart’s electrical activity and the heartbeat, for example. The results are then recorded and can then be sent out of the body. In this way, any changes to your heart’s electrical activity can be identified. The heart’s electrical activity sometimes changes if the body is rejecting the donor heart.

Additional indicator

If necessary, additional letters are appended to OPS codes to indicate which side of the body is affected.

  • L: Left
  • R: Right
  • B: Both sides

Further information

Note

Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the OPS code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.

Source

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).