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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [2] Mohammed Salih, MD. [3] Tayebah Chaudhry[4]

Overview

Epidemiology

  • The incidence of pacemaker syndrome varies from 2%[1] to 83%.[2] [3]
  • The wide range of reported incidence is likely attributable to two factors, which are, the criteria used to define pacemaker syndrome and the therapy used to resolve that diagnosis.[3]

References

  1. Andersen HR, Thuesen L, Bagger JP, Vesterlund T, Thomsen PE (1994). "Prospective randomised trial of atrial versus ventricular pacing in sick-sinus syndrome". Lancet. 344 (8936): 1523–8. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(94)90347-6. PMID 7983951. Retrieved 2009-06-19. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  2. Heldman D, Mulvihill D, Nguyen H; et al. (1990). "True incidence of pacemaker syndrome". Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology : PACE. 13 (12 Pt 2): 1742–50. doi:10.1111/j.1540-8159.1990.tb06883.x. PMID 1704534. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 Farmer DM, Estes NA, Link MS (2004). "New concepts in pacemaker syndrome". Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal. 4 (4): 195–200. PMC 1502063. PMID 16943933. Retrieved 2009-06-19.

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