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An unusual cause of high threshold values at pacemaker implantation 1997 (English)In: Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, ISSN 0147-8389, E-ISSN 1540-8159, Vol. 20, no Part: 1, p. 366-7Article in journal (Refereed) Published

Abstract [en]

An 81-year old man with third-degree AV block and weakness underwent an unsuccessful attempt to DDD pacemaker implant caused by hypothyroidism. Administration of thyroxin until he was euthyroid permitted implantation with normal stimulation thresholds.

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John Wiley & Sons, 1997. Vol. 20, no Part: 1, p. 366-7

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atrioventricular block, hypothyroidism, stimulation threshol

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Cardiology and Cardiovascular Disease

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Cardiology

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URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-38835DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1997.tb06185.xISI: A1997WK49900020PubMedID: 9058878Scopus ID: 9058878OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-38835DiVA, id: diva2:764852

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