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Familial risk of sinus node dysfunction indicating pacemaker implantation: a nationwide cohort study.
Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology - 3 Dec 2024
Christiansen Morten Krogh, Parner Erik Thorlund, Johansen Jens Brock, Nielsen Jens Cosedis, Jensen Henrik Kjærulf
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AIMS: We aimed to investigate the risk of sinus node dysfunction (SND) indicating cardiac pacing and mortality in first-degree relatives to patients with a pacemaker implanted on this indication and assess the effect of onset-age on disease risk. METHODS AND RESULTS: In this nationwide register-based study, we used the Danish Civil Registration Registry to establish family structures and merged data with the...
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