How do atrial pacing algorithms prevent atrial arrhythmias?

Europace

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 351-362

  Mitchell, Andrew R J ^a,b   Sulke, Neil ^a  

^a EASTBOURNE DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Pacemaker; Preventative pacing algorithm

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEAT; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ALGORITHMS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ARRHYTHMIA; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 3142728467     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eupc.2004.03.005     Document Type: Review

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