Decrease in pacemaker incidence after orthotopic heart transplantation.

作者信息

Kratochwill C, Schmid S, Koller-Strametz J, Kreiner G, Grabenwöger M, Grimm M, Laufer G, Heinz G

机构信息

Department of Cardiology, University of Vienna, Austria.

出版信息

Am J Cardiol. 1996 Apr 1;77(9):779-83. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(97)89220-x.

A decrease in sinus node dysfunction and pacemaker requirement after orthotopic heart transplantation was observed over a 6.5-year period, probably indicating the effect of a learning curve. Indirect evidence suggests a traumatic genesis of sinus node dysfunction after cardiac transplantation.