Pacemaker Dependency after Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review of Current Evidence.

Severe postoperative conduction disturbances requiring permanent pacemaker implantation frequently occur following cardiac surgery. Little is known about the long-term pacing requirements and risk factors for pacemaker dependency in this population.We performed a systematic review of the literature...

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Main Authors: Curtis M Steyers, Rohan Khera, Prashant Bhave
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4607414?pdf=render