@article{ref1,
title="Check up on pacemaker patients. Experiences with long intervals between check ups",
journal="Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening",
year="1997",
author="Grendahl, H.",
volume="117",
number="16",
pages="2308-2310",
abstract="The effect of pacemaker follow-up during the second to fifth year post implantation has been studied. 230 selected patients with single chamber pacemakers (SSI) were followed up at intervals of 2-4 years and were observed prospectively. 110 dual chamber (DDD) and 121 rate-responsive single chamber pacemakers (SSIR) were evaluated retrospectively. In the observation period 7 SSI, 11 DDD and 2 SSIR were reoperated, 8 SSI, 40 DDD and 26 SSIR were reprogrammed. The majority of the interventions were patient-initiated and not the result of routine follow-up. 13 sudden deaths were reported, none of them proven to be pacemaker-related.<p /><p>Language: no</p>",
language="no",
issn="0029-2001",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}