DDD versus VVIR pacing in patients, ages 70 and over, with complete heart block

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 583-589

  Ouali, Sana ^a   Neffeti, Elyes ^a   Ghoul, Karima ^a   Hammas, Sami ^a   Kacem, Slim ^a   Gribaa, Rim ^a   Remedi, Fahmi ^a   Boughzela, Essia ^a  

^a SAHLOUL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular block; DDD pacing; Elderly; VVI pacing

Indexed keywords

6 MINUTE WALK TEST; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DUAL CHAMBER PACEMAKER; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING PRESSURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE ANNULUS; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE CHAMBER VENTRICULAR DEMAND PACING; SOCIAL STATUS; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART BLOCK; HEART PACING; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VERY ELDERLY; WALKING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; WALKING;

EID: 77951570224     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2009.02636.x     Document Type: Article

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