The effect of atrial pacing therapies on atrial tachyarrhythmia burden and frequency: Results of a randomized trial in patients with bradycardia and atrial tachyarrhythmias

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1926-1932

  Lee, Michael A ^a,h   Weachter, Richard ^b   Pollak, Scott ^c   Kremers, Mark S ^d   Naik, Ajay M ^e   Silverman, Russell ^f   Tuzi, Joann ^g   Wang, Wayne ^g   Johnson, Linda J ^g   Euler, David E ^g  

^a John Muir/Mt Diablo Health Systems   (United States)

^b Department of Pathology   (United States)

^c FLORIDA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^g MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

^h NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACEMAKER; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037638883     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(03)00426-1     Document Type: Article

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