Pacemaker diagnostics to determine treatment and outcome in sick sinus syndrome with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1130-1135

  Marshall, Andrew J ^c   Nash, Antony ^a   Owen, Paul A R ^c   Todd, David ^a,b   Jones, David ^c  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Vitatron   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Pacemaker diagnostics; Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation; Sick sinus syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACEMAKER; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PATIENT CARE; SCIENCE; SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4344629469     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2004.00595.x     Document Type: Article

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