Benefits in projected pacemaker longevity and in pacing related costs conferred by automatic threshold tracking.

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Published in Pacing Clin Electrophysiol on November 01, 2000

Authors

G Boriani1, M Biffi, A Branzi, A Mininno, R Sigliano, Pacemate Study Group

Author Affiliations

1: Institute of Cardiology, University of Bologna, Policlinico S. Orsola, Via Massarenti, 9, 40138 Bologna, Italy. cardio1@almadns.unibo.it

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