Prevalence, circumstances, mechanisms, and risk stratification of sudden cardiac death in unipolar single-chamber ventricular pacing. | Zendy

Manfred Zehender | Zendy; C Büchner | Zendy; T. Meinertz | Zendy; H. Just | Zendy

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Prevalence, circumstances, mechanisms, and risk stratification of sudden cardiac death in unipolar single-chamber ventricular pacing.

Author(s) -

Manfred Zehender,

C Büchner,

T. Meinertz,

H. Just

Publication year - 1992

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.85.2.596

Subject(s) - medicine , sudden death , cardiology , sudden cardiac death , bradycardia , ventricular fibrillation , atrial fibrillation , mortality rate , sick sinus syndrome , heart rate , blood pressure

Permanent cardiac pacing is well established for the improvement of prognosis and quality of life in patients with severe bradycardia. However, sudden cardiac death still remains an unresolved problem, as it occurs in approximately 20-30% of paced patients. This 2-year follow-up study was directed at prospectively assessing prevalence, circumstances, and mechanisms of sudden death in 2,021 permanently paced patients.

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