Antiarrhythmic benefits of dual chamber stimulation with rate-response in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and chronotropic incompetence: A prospective, multicentre study

Europace

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 220-225

  Bellocci, F ^a,l   Spampinato, A ^a   Ricci, R ^b   Puglisi, A ^b   Capucci, A ^c   Dini, P ^d   Boriani, G ^e   Botto, G ^f   Curnis, A ^g   Moracchini, P V ^h   Nicotra, G ⁱ   Lisi, F ^j   Nigro, P ^k  

^a Villa Tiberia Hospital   (Italy)

^b FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Civil Hospital Avezzano   (Italy)

^d SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^f SANT ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^g Civil Hospital   (Italy)

^h Nuovo Ospedale S Agostino   (Italy)

ⁱ Civil Hospital   (Italy)

^j CANNIZZARO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^k UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^l FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Antiarrhythmic effect of pacing; Chronotropic incompetence; Dual chamber rate responsive pacing; Paroxysmal atrial arrhythmias; Sick sinus syndrome

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PACING; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SICK SINUS SYNDROME;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SICK SINUS SYNDROME;

EID: 10644225323     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/eupc.1999.0049     Document Type: Article

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