Journal article
Permanent Pacing in Patients with Chagas' Disease
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Chagas' disease is an endemic disease in most Latin American countries. The cardiomyopathy associated with this condition often requires permanent pacing due to bradycardia. The aim of this study was to compare the indications for pacemaker implantation, intraoperative measurements, and long-term follow-up of patients with Chagas' cardiomyopathy (ChCM) and ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM) referred for pacemaker implantation.
METHODS: …
Authors
ARCE M; VAN GRIEKEN J; FEMENÍA F; ARRIETA M; MCINTYRE WF; BARANCHUK A
Journal
Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, Vol. 35, No. 12, pp. 1494–1497
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
December 2012
DOI
10.1111/pace.12013
ISSN
0147-8389