UK woman becomes first European to be fitted with new Biotronik pacemaker

Following the recent CE mark approval for Biotronik’s E-Series pacemaker, a UK woman has become the first person in Europe to be implanted with the streamlined device. The patient, a woman with a history of heart failure and complete heart block, had an Enitra 8 HF-T QP device implanted on July 27 at Great Western Hospital in Swindon. The operation was a complete success and she is recovering well.  Dr Paul Foley, Consultant Cardiologist, said: “The anatomy of this patient and the venous access presented a particular challenge, so the small size of Enitra and the quadripolar left ventricular lead