Why the study?
Does an implanted P-wave synchronous epicardial pacemaker provide effective therapy in children with complete heart block?
Population
10 children with complete heart block. Indications for implantation included persisting postsurgical heart…
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
38 to 108 months
Authors
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May support epicardial pacing in pediatric complete heart block; leaves open durability and efficacy questions for prospective studies.
Does an implanted P-wave synchronous epicardial pacemaker provide effective therapy in children with complete heart block?
Implanted P-wave synchronous epicardial pacemakers are an effective long-term therapy for children with complete heart block, though frequent pulse generator replacements are required.
Robert E. Stanton (1975) studied this question.
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