[Pacemaker's twiddler syndrome (author's transl)].

This report demonstrates the results of five observation of the Pacemaker's-twiddler-syndrome, which will not necessarily end in the complete malfunction of the pacemaker unit. Therefore we classify the Pacemaker's-twiddler-syndrome as a partial and a complete form. The partial form is characterized by still effective cardiac stimulation, whereas the complete form can not stimulate the heart muscle because of the retracted electrode.

[Pharmacological treatment of chronic arterial occlusive disease (author's transl)].

Two thirds of the patients with peripheral arterial occlusive disease have to be treated conservatively, for only up to 30% can be revascularized by operative methods. Using the pharmacological differential treatment the grade of compensation and localization of the obliterative process has to be considered. Ignoring the usual basic therapy (elimination of heart failure and pathological bradycardia, systemic walking-exercise, anticoagulation etc.