A retrospective audit of young adults who received permanent pacemakers at a teaching hospital in the Western Cape, South Africa

IntroductionWhile most pacemaker implantations occur in older individuals, younger patients also receive pacemakers. In these, degenerative conduction system disease is less likely to be the cause of atrioventricular block (AVB), with other diseases being more common. There is, however, a paucity of...

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Main Authors: Elrike Hugo, Anton Doubell, Jan Steyn, Jane Moses
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1235197/full