Atrial fibrillation and quality of life after pacemaker implantation for sick sinus syndrome: Data from the Mode Selection Trial (MOST)

American Heart Journal

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Fleischmann, Kirsten E ^a   Orav, E John ^b   Lamas, Gervasio A ^c   Mangione, Carol M ^d   Schron, Eleanor B ^e   Lee, Kerry L ^f   Goldman, Lee ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67149131855     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2009.02.023     Document Type: Article

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