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Table 4 Inclusion and exclusion criteria.

From: Temporary epicardial cardiac resynchronisation versus conventional right ventricular pacing after cardiac surgery: study protocol for a randomised control trial

Inclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

Age > 18 years

Permanent pacemaker or defibrillator

Sinus rhythm

Infective endocarditis

Surgical revascularisation, valve surgery or both

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

 

Off pump cardiac surgery

 

Permanent atrial arrhythmia

 

Renal failure (dialysis dependent)

 

Emergency revascularisation.