Comparison of atrial and VVI pacing modes in symptomatic sinus node dysfunction without associated tachyarrhythmias.
Indian Heart J
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1990 May-Jun; 42(3): 143-7
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| ID: sea-3696
ABSTRACT
The natural course of patients with symptomatic sinus node dysfunction who did not have associated tachyarrhythmias before pacemaker implantation was compared after VVI and atrial pacemaker implantation. Between April 1981 and June 1989, forty-seven such patients (mean age 52 + 13 years) received VVI pacemakers and forty patients (mean age 54 + 13 years) received AAI or DDD pacemakers. Baseline clinical characteristics and severity of sinus node dysfunction were comparable in the two groups. Over a follow up of 10 to 96 months (mean 49.2 + 26 months), 11 (23.4%) VVI patients were in functional class II or more compared to 2 (5%) atrially paced patients (p less than 0.01). Other complication rates were also higher in the VVI group as compared to AAI group viz. atrial fibrillation (21.2% vs 2.5% p less than 0.01) and stroke (10.6% vs 2.5%) though the number of deaths (14.9% vs 10%) was not significantly different in the two groups. Two patients in atrial paced group and one patient in VVI group developed first degree heart block. There was no incidence of second or third degree heart block. Transient loss of atrial sensing occurred in 3 patients and atrial lead displacement in 2 cases, but overall incidence of lead related problems was low and comparable in both groups. Thus atrial pacing is superior to ventricular pacing in sinus node dysfunction and risk of developing high grade atrioventricular block on follow up is low.
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Asunto principal:
Fibrilación Atrial
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Síndrome del Seno Enfermo
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Taquicardia
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Anciano de 80 o más Años
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Anciano
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Estimulación Cardíaca Artificial
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Trastornos Cerebrovasculares
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Revista:
Indian heart j
Año:
1990
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