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Cross-over study | Author | Prospective design | Clear definition of study population | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
 | Eraldo, et al. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Stable | No | No | Randomized |
Domenico, et al. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Stable | No | No | Not clear | |
Francesco, et al. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Stable | No | No | Not clear | |
Gianni, et al. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Stable | No | No | Not clear | |
Mads, et al. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Stable | No | No | Randomized | |
Domenico, et al. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Stable | No | No | Not clear | |
Observational study | Author | Study design | Clear definition of study population | Clear definition of different pacing modes | Clear definition of related endpoints | Blindness to a certain pacing mode | Representativeness of the study population | Comparability between case and control groups |
 | Kenneth, et al. | Observational | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not clear | Yes | Yes |