Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska

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3/2026 vol. 23
Letter to the Editor

Runaway pacemaker syndrome: a forgotten phenomenon or a forgotten pacemaker?

Michał Lewandowski 1
,
Wiktoria M. Niegowska 1
,
Błażej Kozłowski 1
,
Mariusz Pytkowski 1
,
Paweł Syska 1

  1. Second Department of Arrhythmia, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2026; 23 (3): 295-297

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2026.165180
Data publikacji online: 2026/10/12
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