Why the study?
Do endocardial pacing systems improve long-term results compared to epicardial systems in paediatric patients with congenital heart defects?
Do endocardial pacing systems improve long-term results compared to epicardial systems in paediatric patients with congenital heart defects?
In pediatric patients with congenital heart defects, endocardial pacing systems provide significantly better long-term results than epicardial systems, though younger age at implantation increases complication risk.
May support endocardial preference in pediatric CHD pacing; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Cardiac pacing in paediatric patients with CHD shows satisfactory results in the long term. Endocardial systems show significantly better results than Epi systems. A younger age when implanted is a risk factor for complications at follow-up.
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