Single chamber atrial pacing: An underused and cost-effective pacing modality in sinus node disease

Heart

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 387-389

  Clarke, K W ^a   Connelly, D T ^a   Charles, R G ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL HEART AND CHEST HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atrial pacing; Cost effectiveness; Sinus node disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM PACEMAKER; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS NODE DISEASE;

EID: 0031709150     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.80.4.387     Document Type: Article

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