title: Decrease in pacemaker incidence after orthotopic heart transplantation.
abstract: A decrease in sinus node dysfunction and pacemaker requirement after orthotopic heart transplantation was observed over a 6.5-year period, probably indicating the effect of a learning curve. Indirect evidence suggests a traumatic genesis of sinus node dysfunction after cardiac transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University of Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kratochwill
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schmid
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Koller-Strametz
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kreiner
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grabenwöger
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grimm
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Laufer
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Heinz
mesh_terms: D001146:Arrhythmia, Sinus / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D001919:Bradycardia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D006339:Heart Rate; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D016015:Logistic Models; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D012307:Risk Factors