Atrial septal pacing to prevent atrial fibrillation in patients with sinus node dysfunction: Results of a randomized controlled study

American Heart Journal

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 312-317

  Hermida, Jean Sylvain ^a   Kubala, MacIej ^a   Lescure, François Xavier ^a   Delonca, Jean ^a   Clerc, Jérome ^a   Otmani, Akli ^a   Jarry, Geneviève ^a   Rey, Jean Luc ^a  

^a AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PACING; HEART RATE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINUS NODE DYSFUNCTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL RATE; TECHNIQUE;

AGED; ARRHYTHMIA; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART SEPTUM; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; SINOATRIAL NODE;

EID: 4143083785     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2004.03.012     Document Type: Article

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