AAIR versus DDDR pacing in the bradycardia tachycardia syndrome: A prospective, randomized, double-blind, crossover trial

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1585-1595

  Schwaab, Bernhard ^a   Kindermann, Michael ^a   Schätzer Klotz, Dorothea ^a   Berg, Monika ^a   Franow, Hendrik ^a   Fröhlig, Gerd ^a   Schieffer, Hermann ^a  

^a Curschmann Klinik   (Germany)

Author keywords

AAIR pacing; Atrial fibrillation; Bradycardia tachycardia syndrome; DDDR pacing; Exercise tolerance; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYNDROME; TACHYCARDIA; VERTIGO;

EID: 0035174841     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2001.01585.x     Document Type: Article

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