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A method and apparatus for cardiac pacing and, more particularly, for Atrial-His-Ventricular sequential pacing to improve sino-atrial node dysfunction or heart block superior to the His bundle. As a derivative, His-Ventricular sequential pacing can be employed to treat permanent atrial fibrillation.

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A method and apparatus for cardiac pacing and, more particularly, for Atrial-His-Ventricular sequential pacing to improve sino-atrial node dysfunction or heart block superior to the His bundle. As a derivative, His-Ventricular sequential pacing can be employed to treat permanent atrial fibrillation.

A method and apparatus for cardiac pacing and, more particularly, for Atrial-His-Ventricular sequential pacing to improve sino-atrial node dysfunction or heart block superior to the His bundle. As a derivative, His-Ventricular sequential pacing can be employed to treat permanent atrial fibrillation. synchronous signal; and the data processing system is configured to begin measuring, processing, and digitizing upon receiving the synchronous signal. 9. The skin potential measuring sensor of claim 6, wherein: the signal transfer element is configured to transfer to the data processing system a synchronous signal; and the data processing system is configured to begin measuring, processing, and digitizing upon receiving the synchronous signal. 10. The skin potential measuring sensor of claim 6, wherein the measuring electrode is a single use electrode. 11. A distributed architecture system for measuring skin potential, comprising at least two skin potential measuring sensors and a main processor, wherein each of the skin potential measuring sensors comprises: a measuring electrode configured to be placed on the skin at a measurement point to provide an analog signal; a data processing system placed on and continuously connected directly to the measuring electrode at the measurement point, wherein the data processing system is configured to measure, process, and digitize the analog signal provided by the measuring electrode to provide a measured digital signal; and a signal transfer element connected to the data processing system and configured to transfer the measured digital signal, wherein: the main processor is configured to simultaneously sample, collect and/or analyze the measured digital signal from each of the at least two skin potential measuring sensors. 12. The system for measuring skin potential of claim 11, further comprising a data transfer network, wherein the signal transfer element of each of the at least two skin potential measuring sensors is configured to interface with the data transfer network to transfer the measured digital signal in a digital form to the data transfer network to the main processor. 13. The system for measuring skin potential of claim 12, wherein: the data transfer network is configured to transfer to the signal transfer element of each of the at least two skin potential measuring sensors a synchronous signal from the main processor; and the data processing system of each of the at least two skin potential measuring sensors is configured to begin measuring, processing, and digitizing upon receiving the synchronous signal from the main processor. 14. The system for measuring skin potential of claim 11, wherein: the signal transfer element of each of the at least two skin potential measuring sensors is configured to transfer to the data processing system of each of the at least two skin potential measuring sensors a synchronous signal from the main processor; and the data processing system of each of the at least two skin potential measuring sensors is configured to begin measuring, processing, and digitizing upon receiving the synchronous signal from the main processor. 15. The system for measuring skin potential of claim 11, wherein the main processor simultaneously samples, collects and/or analyzes the measured digital signal from each of the at least two skin potential measuring sensors synchronously and independently to allow numeric calculation and/or formation of new signals through calculation without additional electronics. the images of the IM rod and relative to a graphic representation of the IM rod.