Role of rate control and regularization through pacing in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation and preserved ventricular function: The VRR study

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 866-874

  Ciaramitaro, Gianfranco ^a   Sgarito, Giuseppe ^a   Solimene, Francesco ^b   Maglia, Gianpiero ^c   Vicentini, Alfredo ^b   Di Donato, Giovanni ^d   Raciti, Giovanni ^e   Parrinello, Giovanni ^f   Del Giudice, Giovanni Battista ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b Casa di Cura Montevergine ^*  (Italy)

^c Jazzolino Hospital   (Italy)

^d INRCA   (Italy)

^e Guidant Italy   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^g MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Autonomic balance; Ventricular rate regularization

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGITALIS; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEVICE; DRUG USE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 33747084383     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2006.00453.x     Document Type: Article

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