The effect of atrial preference pacing on paroxysmal atrial fibrillation incidence in myotonic dystrophy type 1 patients: A prospective, randomized, single-bind cross-over study

Europace

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 486-489

  Russo, Vincenzo ^a   Rago, Anna ^a   Politano, Luisa ^a   Della Cioppa, Nadia ^b   Russo, Maria Giovanna ^a   Golino, Paolo ^a   Calabrò, Raffaele ^a   Nigro, Gerardo ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b MONALDI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Atrial fibrillation; Atrial preference pacing; Bachmann's bundle; Myotonic dystrophy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FIRST DEGREE ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACEMAKER; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART ATRIUM PREFERENCE PACING; HUMAN; MALE; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SECOND DEGREE ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEAT;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84859418930     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eur373     Document Type: Article

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