title: [Atrial fibrillation in pacemaker therapy: physiologic versus VVI pacing].
abstract: Recent prospective trials of pacing in atrial fibrillation are inconclusive. A substantial suppression of atrial tachyarrhythmias has been observed in patients with brady-tachy-syndrome and high rate of paced vs. intrinsic beats. An improvement in prognosis, incidence of thromboembolism, rehospitalization and improvement in heart failure have been controversally described in different trials. The quality of life improves in most studies in physiologic pacing. This paper presents a short overview on published and ongoing trials in pacing of atrial fibrillation.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Universitätsklinik Johannisallee 32 04103 Leipzig, Germany Tel. 0341/9712 650 Fax. 0341/9712 659 E-Mail: pfeid@medizin.uni-leipzig.de, DE.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pfeiffer
authors.forename: Aida
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salameh
authors.forename: Norbert
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: Maika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mende
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hagendorff