title: Pacing strategies to prevent atrial fibrillation.
abstract: The role of cardiac pacing in preventing atrial fibrillation in patients at risk for this arrhythmia is a relatively new concept. This article discusses the influence of the pacing mode, rate, atrial pacing site, and novel pacing algorithms on the prevention of atrial fibrillation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Fahy
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Wilkoff
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000379:methods; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006801:Humans