Dual site right atrial pacing can improve the impact of standard dual chamber pacing on atrial and ventricular mechanical function in patients with symptomatic atrial fibrillation: Further observations from the dual site atrial pacing for prevention of atrial fibrillation trial

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 177-187

  Prakash, Atul ^a,b   Saksena, Sanjeev ^a,b   Ziegler, Paul D ^c   Lokhandwala, Tasneem ^a,b   Hettrick, Douglas A ^c   Delfaut, Phillipe ^a,b   Nanda, Navin C ^d   Wyse, D George ^e  

^a Electrophysiology Research Foundation   (United States)

^b Division of Atrial Fibrillation Research   (United States)

^c MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^e CALGARY HEALTH REGION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial function; Dual site right atrial pacing; Pacing prevention; Ventricular function

Indexed keywords

A WAVE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR PERFORMANCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING PRESSURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SYSTOLIC TIME INTERVAL; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION;

EID: 23944459627     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-005-1346-2     Document Type: Article

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