Combined Efficacy of Atrial Septal Lead Placement and Atrial Pacing Algorithms for Prevention of Paroxysmal Atrial Tachyarrhythmia

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1189-1195

  Padeletti, Luigi ^a   Pürerfellner, Helmut ^b   Adler, Stuart W ^c   Waller, Theodore J ^d   Harvey, Mark ^e   Horvitz, Lewis ^f   Holbrook, Reece ^g   Kempen, Kitty ^h   Mugglin, Andrew ^g   Hettrick, Douglas A ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b ELISABETHINEN HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^c Saint Paul College in Minnesota   (United States)

^d The Carl & Edyth Lindner Center for Research & Education   (United States)

^e Heart Group Inc   (United States)

^f OUR LADY OF LOURDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

^h MEDTRONIC BAKKEN RESEARCH CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

And trial; Atrial flutter; Pacing; Prevention; Tachyarrhythmia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TACHYCARDIA; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 10744228309     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2003.03191.x     Document Type: Article

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