Prevention of immediate reinitiation of atrial tachyarrhythmias by high-rate overdrive pacing: Results from a prospective randomized trial

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 954-959

  Israel, Carsten W ^a   Grönefeld, Gerian ^a   Ehrlich, Joachim R ^a   Li, Yi Gang ^a   Hohnloser, Stefan H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial preventive pacing; Atrial tachyarrhythmias; Immediate reinitiation of atrial tachyarrhythmia; Pacing algorithms; Post mode switching overdrive pacing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEVICE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART BEAT; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART PACING; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SYMPTOM; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0141612966     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2003.03160.x     Document Type: Article

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