The association between seasonality and the incidence of permanent pacemaker implantations due to atrioventricular block.
The Winter season is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity. Scarce data exists regarding seasonal variation and permanent pacemaker implantation (PPM) due to advanced atrioventricular (AV) block. A retrospective analysis including 759 consecutive patients with AV-block requiring PPM imp...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Environmental Health Research Vol. 36; no. 4; pp. 688 - 698 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Apr2026
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