Frequency, Duration, and Predictors of Newly-Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation Following Dual-Chamber Pacemaker Implantation in Patients Without a Previous History of Atrial Fibrillation††Conflicts of interest: Dr. Mittal is a consultant for Biotronik and LifeWatch Corporation, Rosemont, Illinois

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 450-453

  Mittal, Suneet ^a   Stein, Kenneth ^b   Gilliam III, F Roosevelt ^c   Kraus, Stacia Merkel ^d   Meyer, Timothy Edward ^e   Christman, Shelly Ann ^e  

^a ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Cardiology Associates of NE Arkansas ^*  (United States)

^d Integra Group   (United States)

^e BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 50949133468     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.03.080     Document Type: Article

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