Patients requiring a pacemaker often have atrial fibrillation (AF), which increases the risk of thromboembolism and, consequently, the risk of morbidity and mortality. To maintain sinus rhythms ...

Jude Medical Cardiac Rhythm Management Division, Sylmar, CA). It was designed to provide a high percentage of atrial-paced beats while allowing for the normal diurnal variation in the heart rate.

Accelerating the heart rhythm may offer a new treatment option for patients with diastolic heart failure and atrial ...

Background: Symptomatic prolonged sinus pauses on termination of atrial fibrillation ... for rhythm or ventricular rate control in this subset of AF patients, a permanent pacemaker is often ...

In the CONDUCT-TAVI study, the use of a self-expanding valve was not associated with an increased risk of pacemaker.