Citation

Dey AB, Bexton RS, Tyman MM, Charles RG, Kenny RA. Pacing Clin. Electrophysiol. 1997; 20(3 Pt 2): 815-817.

Affiliation

Cardiovascular Investigation Unit, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9080516

Abstract

This study examined whether the increased demand for pacemaker implants for carotid sinus syndrome (CSS) at the Regional Pacing Service in northeastern England was related to the establishment of a dedicated "syncope and falls" clinic or to the publication of NASPE and BPEG guidelines for pacing symptomatic bradycardia. To this end, pacemaker rates for various indications at this institution were compared with those of a comparable region (Liverpool), as well as with BPEG's national pacemaker database. Findings indicate a distinct impact of the Newcastle syncope and falls clinic on recognition and pacemaker treatment of CSS.

Language: en