The indication for pacemaker implantation was sinus-node dysfunction in all cases, but 21 percent of patients also had atrioventricular block. A total of 1014 patients were assigned to dual-chamber pacing, and 996 patients were assigned to ventricular pacing.
blitzkrieg [(blits-kreeg)] A form of warfare used by German forces in World War II. In a blitzkrieg, troops in vehicles, such as tanks, made quick surprise strikes with support from airplanes. These tactics resulted in the swift German conquest of France in 1940 (see fall of France). Blitzkrieg is German for âlightning war.â.
Despite its ubiquity in German and British journalism during World War II, Blitzkrieg was practically never used as official military terminology of the Wehrmacht during the war.hat makes this story worth telling is the development of one idea: the blitzkrieg. The German Army had a greater grasp of the effects of technology on the battlefield, and went on to develop a new form of warfare by which its rivals when it came to the test were hopelessly outclassed.