Routine follow-up after pacemaker implantation: Frequency, pacemaker programming and professionals in charge

Europace

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 832-837

  Van Eck, Jacob W M ^a   Van Hemel, Norbert M ^a   De Voogt, Willem G ^b   Meeder, Joan G ^c   Spierenburg, Hans A ^d   Crommentuyn, Har ^c   Keijzer, Rens ^d   Grobbee, Diederick E ^a   Moons, Karel G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^c VIECURI MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d Vlietland Hospital   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Device monitoring; Follow up; Pacemaker

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR JUNCTION ARRHYTHMIA; BRADYCARDIA; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; TACHYCARDIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOLOGY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; NETHERLANDS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 45849140050     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eun093     Document Type: Article

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