Impact of a poor functional capacity on the clinical outcomes in patients with a pacemaker implantation -Results from the Japanese Heart Rhythm Society Registry.
Takanori ArimotoEiichi WatanabeRitsuko KohnoKenji ShimenoKan KikuchiAtsushi DoiKanki InoueTakashi NittaAkihiko NogamiHaruhiko AbeKen OkumuraPublished in: Journal of arrhythmia (2020)
Approximately half of the poor or moderate FC patients improved to good FC 3 months after the pacemaker implantation. The baseline FC predicted the prognosis, and patients with an improved FC after the pacemaker implantation had a better prognosis.