Population
41 consecutive patients with complete heart block
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
2-30 (mean 10.8) months
Authors
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DDD pacing problems were mostly manageable by reprogramming; leaves open long-term safety and comparative efficacy versus alternatives in larger trials.
In patients with complete heart block, DDD pacing is associated with manageable clinical problems, most of which can be resolved by reprogramming without serious clinical consequences.
Nordlander et al. (1985) studied this question.
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