Biventricular pacing improves cardiac function and prevents further left atrial remodeling in patients with symptomatic atrial fibrillation after atrioventricular node ablation

American Heart Journal

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 264-270

  Orlov, Michael V ^a   Gardin, Julius M ^b   Slawsky, Mara ^c   Bess, Renee L ^b   Cohen, Gerald ^b   Bailey, William ^d   Plumb, Vance ^e   Flathmann, Horst ^f   Metz, Katerina de ^f  

^a ST ELIZABETH'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b St John Medical Center   (United States)

^c BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Lake Charles Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^f Biotronik Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEVICE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 75249103426     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2009.11.012     Document Type: Article

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