Table 4:
Article | Centre | No. of patients | PPM (%) | Special features |
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van Boxtel et al. [3] | Eindhoven, Netherlands | 31 | 13.3 | 19.4% concomitant CABG |
Meuris et al. [18] | Pilot trial | 30 | 3.3 | 5-year follow-up |
Miceli et al. [19] | Massa, Italy–Nuremberg, Germany | 281 | 4.2 | Minimally invasive |
Mazine et al. [20] | Canadian multicentre study | 215 | 17 | 6 Canadian centres |
Laborde et al. [21] | Cavalier Trial | 658 | 11.6 | 25 European centres |
Rubino et al. [22] | European multicentre study | 314 | 8 | 5 European centres |
König et al. [23] | Jena, Germany | 14 | 28.6 | Comparison with a stented model |
Flameng et al. [1] | Leuven, Belgium | 32 | 3.1 | Conventional approach |
CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; PPM: permanent pacemaker.