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[Permanent Pacemaker Implantation for Sick Sinus Syndrome After Maze Procedure]
Yoshimi Tamura1, Tadashi Kitamura, Shinzo Torii
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Japan.
Kyobu Geka. the Japanese Journal of Thoracic Surgery
|October 6, 2024
Summary
Sick sinus syndrome (SSS) after maze procedures requires careful management. Type I or II SSS often resolves, but Type III SSS may necessitate permanent pacemaker implantation.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Cardiac Surgery
- Electrophysiology
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