Conventional and dedicated atrial overdrive pacing for the prevention of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: The AFTherapy study

Europace

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1110-1118

  Camm, A J ^a   Sulke, N ^b   Edvardsson, N ^c   Ritter, P ^d   Albers, B A ^e   Ruiter, J H ^f   Lewalter, T ^g   Capucci, P A ^h   Hoffmann, E ⁱ  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b EASTBOURNE DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d Centre Chirurgical Val d'Or   (France)

^e Meander 1051   (Netherlands)

^f Location Alkmaar   (Netherlands)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^h Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

ⁱ Heart Center Munich Bogenhausen   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Overdrive pacing; Preventive pacing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PACING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERDRIVE PACING; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINUS RHYTHM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; HEART ATRIUM; HEART RATE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39849099740     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eum253     Document Type: Article

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