The effect of pacemaker mode on cognitive function

Heart

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1209-1210

  Gribbin, Guy M ^a,f   Gallagher, P ^b   Young, A H ^b   McComb, J M ^a   McCue, P ^c   Toff, W D ^d   Bexton, R S ^a   Bland, J M ^e   Kenny, R A ^b  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^f TORBAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CALCULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; ORIENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT TERM MEMORY; THINKING; VISUAL MEMORY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 23944487165     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2003.030247     Document Type: Article

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