Patients, ≥18 years of age, were eligible for inclusion if they had at least one PAF episode documented by electrocardiogram (ECG) and a properly functioning Vitatron DDDR pacemaker with a bipolar ...

A joint task force from the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association published a set of guidelines in 1998, [33] based on currently available data to establish a uniform set of ...

Minimizing atrial pacing does not prevent atrial fibrillation in patients with sinus node dysfunction, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2023.

Sinus node disease (SND), a common indication to implant a pacemaker, is associated with atrial tachyarrhythmias, specifically atrial fibrillation (AF), present either at implantation or detected ...

Pacemaker syndrome arises only in patients receiving ventricular-based (VVIR) pacing. The loss of atrioventricular synchronization presents a wide range of symptoms, but due to a lack of definite ...

When a heart patient with an implanted pacemakerundergoes electrocardiogram testing,the cardiologist must be able to detect thepresence and effects of the pacemaker (seesidebar, “When the heart’s ...

The cardiac pacemaker harmlessly dissolves over the course of 35 days. (Courtesy: Northwestern University) Temporary cardiac pacemakers provide essential pacing for patients with short-term heart ...