Rapid Improvement and Long-term Stability of Pacing Threshold with Active-fixation Screw-in Lead

Background: Active-fixation screw-in leads are associated with initially high thresholds. However, pacing thresholds have been shown to improve within several minutes after screwin. The aim of this study is to investigate the long-term stability of rapidly improved pacing thresholds following the im...

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Main Authors: Gaku Sekita, MD, Yuji Nakazato, MD, Hidemori Hayashi, MD, Keiko Hirano, MD, Masami Sugihara, MD, Miki Yamase, MD, Kaoru Komatsu, MD, Takeshi Suzuki, MD, Yasunobu Kawano, MD, Takashi Tokano, MD, Masataka Sumiyoshi, MD, Hiroyuki Daida, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Arrhythmia
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1880427610800237