VDDR pacing after His-bundle ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: A pilot study

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1869-1872

  Buys, Eugene M ^a   Van Hemel, Norbert M ^a   Jessurun, Emile R ^a   Kelder, Johannes C ^a   Bakema, Lex ^a   Kingma, J Herre ^a  

^a ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

His bundle ablation; Intraatrial electrogram; Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation; VDDR pacing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PACING; HIS BUNDLE; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; P WAVE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BUNDLE OF HIS; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031667273     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1998.tb00004.x     Document Type: Article

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