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Pacing to prevent atrial fibrillation

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Practice and Progress in Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology

Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 183))

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In recent years there has been an increasing awareness of the adverse effects of atrial fibrillation. Previously considered a relatively benign arrhythmia it is now recognised to be a major cause of preventable stroke and may cause left ventricular dysfunction and ventricular arrhythmias. As a consequence of poorly controlled ventricular rate patients may experience symptoms of palpitations, breathlessness, dizziness, particularly where underlying cardiac disease renders the myocardium less compliant. This risk of stroke is not confined to subjects with rheumatic valvular heart diseases but has become well established in non-rheumatic atrial fibrillation. The risk of stroke is reduced but not eliminated by oral anticoagulant therapy hence the increasing interest in maintenance of sinus rhythm wherever possible.

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  1. Alistair K. B. Slade
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  1. Department of Cardiology, Hacettepe University, School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

    M. Ali Oto

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Slade, A.K.B., Camm, A.J. (1996). Pacing to prevent atrial fibrillation. In: Oto, M.A. (eds) Practice and Progress in Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 183. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0219-0_21

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