Effect of pacing method on risk of sudden death after atrioventricular node ablation and pacemaker implantation in patients with atrial fibrillation

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 696-701

  Wang, Ru Xing ^a   Lee, Hon Chi ^b   Hodge, David O ^b   Cha, Yong Mei ^b   Friedman, Paul A ^b   Rea, Robert F ^b   Munger, Thomas M ^b   Jahangir, Arshad ^c   Srivathsan, Komandoor ^c   Shen, Win Kuang ^c  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrioventricular node; Catheter ablation; Pacing; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PACING; HUMAN; IMPLANTED HEART PACEMAKER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUDDEN DEATH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CATHETER ABLATION; COHORT STUDIES; DEATH, SUDDEN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84876566321     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2013.01.021     Document Type: Article

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