Quality of life in patients with complete heart block and paroxysmal atrial tachyarrhythmias: A comparison of permanent DDIR versus DDDR pacing with mode switch to DDIR

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 462-468

  Provenier, Frank ^a   Boudrez, Hedwig ^a   Deharo, Jean Claude ^b   Djiane, Pierre ^b   Jordaens, Luc ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b University Hospital Ghent ^*

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Dual chamber pacing; Mode switching; Quality of life; Rate responsive pacing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART PACING; HUMAN; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033003648     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1999.tb00474.x     Document Type: Article

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