Permanent ventricular and dual chamber cardiac stimulation: Role of pacing mode in relation to chronic atrial fibrillation risk and stroke development

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 61-74

  Saccomanno, Gabriele ^a   Fraticelli, Aureliano ^a   Marini, Marinella ^a   Spazzafumo, Liana ^a   Paciaroni, Enrico ^a  

^a INRCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial contractile function; Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac pacing; Stroke; Thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PACING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; SURVIVAL RATE; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 0032796987     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4943(99)00024-2     Document Type: Article

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