Minimizing Ventricular Pacing to Reduce Atrial Fibrillation in Sinus-Node Disease
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- 6 September 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 357 (10), 1000-1008
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa071880
Abstract
Conventional dual-chamber pacing maintains atrioventricular synchrony but results in high percentages of ventricular pacing, which causes ventricular desynchronization and has been linked to an increased risk of atrial fibrillation in patients with sinus-node disease.Keywords
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