Effects of race and health insurance on the rates of pacemaker implantation for complete heart block in the United States

The American Journal of Cardiology
Haitham Hreybe, Samir Saba

Abstract

Although indicated for adults with complete heart block, pacemaker implantation is not always practiced. There are gross discrepancies by race, type of health insurance coverage, and size of hospital of admission in the utilization of pacemakers.

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