TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1997//
TI  - Check up on pacemaker patients. Experiences with long intervals between check ups
JO  - Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening
A1  - Grendahl, H.
SP  - 2308
EP  - 2310
VL  - 117
IS  - 16
N2  - 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>
LA  - no
SN  - 0029-2001
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -