Switch to
Predicate | Object |
---|---|
rdf:type | |
lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
1
|
pubmed:dateCreated |
1979-4-25
|
pubmed:abstractText |
One hundred three patients with persistent sinus bradycardia were evaluated electrophysiologically and followed prospectively for a mean of 4.6 years. The 5-year survival rate was 74.8%, not significantly different from the 72% rate in the general population with similar age and sex distribution. Forty-one patients had abnormal corrected sinus-node recovery time. Overall accuracy of abnormal corrected sinus-node recovery time in predicting serious sinus node disease in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients was 90% (37 of 41 patients) and 100% in patients with syncope (18 of 18 patients). The sensitivity of the test was 66%. Abnormal corrected sinus-node recovery time in patients with sinus bradycardia appears to be a valuable specific, predictive index of serious sinus node disease and therefore a useful test in selecting patients for pacemaker therapy, especially if symptoms such as dizziness or syncope are present.
|
pubmed:language |
eng
|
pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
|
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
|
pubmed:month |
Jan
|
pubmed:issn |
0003-4819
|
pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
|
pubmed:volume |
90
|
pubmed:owner |
NLM
|
pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
|
pubmed:pagination |
24-9
|
pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
|
pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:420459-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:420459-Bradycardia,
pubmed-meshheading:420459-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:420459-Florida,
pubmed-meshheading:420459-Follow-Up Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:420459-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:420459-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:420459-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:420459-Pacemaker, Artificial,
pubmed-meshheading:420459-Prospective Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:420459-Sinoatrial Node,
pubmed-meshheading:420459-Time Factors
|
pubmed:year |
1979
|
pubmed:articleTitle |
Electrophysiologic evaluation of elderly patients with sinus bradycardia: a long-term follow-up study.
|
pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
|