TY - JOUR
T1 - Permanent pacing is a risk factor for the development of heart failure
AU - Freudenberger, Ronald S.
AU - Wilson, Alan C.
AU - Lawrence-Nelson, Janet
AU - Hare, Joshua M.
AU - Kostis, John B.
PY - 2005/3/1
Y1 - 2005/3/1
N2 - No previous study has examined the importance of right ventricular pacing as a risk factor for the development of heart failure (HF) in subjects without a history of HF. A cohort study of patients who underwent initial pacemaker implantation (n = 11,426) was conducted to test the hypothesis that patients with ventricular dyssynchrony created by permanent pacing would develop HF, as shown by new HF hospitalizations or HF-related deaths, at a higher rate than matched controls.
AB - No previous study has examined the importance of right ventricular pacing as a risk factor for the development of heart failure (HF) in subjects without a history of HF. A cohort study of patients who underwent initial pacemaker implantation (n = 11,426) was conducted to test the hypothesis that patients with ventricular dyssynchrony created by permanent pacing would develop HF, as shown by new HF hospitalizations or HF-related deaths, at a higher rate than matched controls.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.10.049
DO - 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.10.049
M3 - Article
C2 - 15721119
AN - SCOPUS:13844253872
SN - 0002-9149
VL - 95
SP - 671
EP - 674
JO - The American Journal of Cardiology
JF - The American Journal of Cardiology
IS - 5
ER -