Trends in service time of pacemakers in the Netherlands: A long-term nationwide follow-up study
Aims After decades of experience and strongly improved technology, service time of pacemaker generators is expected to increase. To test this hypothesis, we conducted a retrospective review of a large cohort of patients with a pacemaker. Methods We reviewed data collected between 1984 and 2006 in the first national Dutch pacemaker registry. This registry covered 96% of all generators implanted. We analysed the time of and reason for explantation of pacemaker generators. A 7-year follow-up interval after first implantation and following replacements was used to analyse changes over time. Result... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2017 |
Schlagwörter: | Generator replacement / Pacemaker follow-up / Pacemaker infection / Pacemaker longevity / Pacemaker recall |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26831711 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://repub.eur.nl/pub/102324 |