Single-Chamber versus Dual-Chamber Pacing for High-Grade Atrioventricular Block | Zendy

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Single-Chamber versus Dual-Chamber Pacing for High-Grade Atrioventricular Block

Author(s) -

William D. Toff,

A. John Camm,

Jayne Skehan

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

new england journal of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889

H-Index - 1030

eISSN - 1533-4406

pISSN - 0028-4793

DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa042283

Subject(s) - medicine , single chamber , atrioventricular block , cardiac pacing , cardiology , dual (grammatical number) , ventricular pacing , anesthesia , heart failure , art , literature

In the treatment of atrioventricular block, dual-chamber cardiac pacing is thought to confer a clinical benefit as compared with single-chamber ventricular pacing, but the supporting evidence is mainly from retrospective studies. Uncertainty persists regarding the true benefits of dual-chamber pacing, particularly in the elderly, in whom it is used less often than in younger patients.

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