title: [Spontaneous restoration of cardiac rhythm in patients with a persistent form of atrial fibrillation].
abstract: A total of 15 patients with spontaneously arrested sustained atrial fibrillation (its duration 7.0 +/- 1.6 years) were followed up. After termination of atrial fibrillation, all the patients had signs of the sick sinus syndrome (profound sinus bradycardia, pacemaker migration, inferior atrial and atrioventricular rhythms). Thirteen of 15 patients suffered from rheumatic heart disease, nine of them had severe heart failure. Four patients immediately died. An atrial fibrillation relapse occurred in the immediate period in most cases, and rhythm recovery was unaccompanied by the improvement of the patients' condition.
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Nedostup
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Maevskaia
authors.forename: O I
authors.initials: OI
authors.lastname: Stygar
authors.forename: N D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Sarkisova
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000503:physiopathology; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Spontannoe vosstanovlenie ritma u bol'nykh s pospoiannoĭ formoĭ mertsatel'noĭ aritmii.