Twins with implanted pacemakers: Is there an increased mortality risk for the co-twin? A follow-up study based on the Danish Twin Registry and the Danish Pacemaker Register

Europace

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 598-603

  Tveskov, Claus ^a,c   Skytthe, Axel ^b   Arnsbo, Per ^a   Vaupel, James W ^a   Møller, Mogens ^a   Christensen, Kaare ^b  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c SVENDBORG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Atrio ventricular block; Pacemaker; Sick sinus syndrome; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BRADYCARDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL; TWIN ZYGOSITY; TWINS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRADYCARDIA; DENMARK; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; REGISTRIES; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; SURVIVAL RATE; TWINS;

EID: 27144441062     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eupc.2005.07.003     Document Type: Article

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