Enhancing longevity of pacemakers through reprogramming. Underutilization and cost-effectiveness

OBJECTIVE: This study was performed to observe the number of pacemakers that had never been reprogrammed after implantation, and the effect of optimised output programming on estimated longevity of pulse generators in patients with pacemaker METHODS: Sixty patients with Teletronics Reflex pacemakers...

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Main Authors: Antonio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro, Leonor Garcia Rincón, Bruna Guimarães Oliveira, Cleonice Carvalho Mota, Marco Túlio Bacarini Pires
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2001-06-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2001000600001