Why the study?
Do small surface steroid-eluting pacing leads improve pacing thresholds compared to non-steroid leads in patients receiving pacemakers?
Do small surface steroid-eluting pacing leads improve pacing thresholds compared to non-steroid leads in patients receiving pacemakers?
Steroid-eluting pacing leads maintain significantly lower pacing thresholds over 6 months compared to non-steroid leads, confirming their efficacy and stability.
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Steroid-eluting leads warrant preference in pacemaker implantation; confirms sustained threshold stability in randomized data.
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