title: The clinical utility of pacemaker follow-up visits.
abstract: Because of the increased complexity of modern pacemakers, pacemaker follow-up visits in specialized centers become more and more indispensable. In this study, the results of 15,000 outpatient visits to the cardiac pacing center between the years 1983-1985 are presented. In most cases (92.8%), verification of normal function was made; however, mandatory reprogramming was required in 1.2%, and hospitalization for various reasons was required in 6% of visits. Careful outpatient monitoring of pacemakers is therefore very important for detecting early or late pacemaker complications.
mesh_terms: D004562:Electrocardiography; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*